Renewable energy share in Myanmar

Renewable sources provided 62.9% of final energy consumption in Myanmar in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Myanmar, 2021 62.9% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +3.7percentage points 2020: 59.2%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Myanmar (2021).
Position in 2021 34th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Myanmar over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period MyanmarWorld
2021 62.9% –
2020 59.2% 19.7%
2019 58.5% 18.6%
2018 59.4% 18.1%
2017 59.5% 17.9%
2016 68.8% 17.6%
2015 70.0% 17.4%
2014 72.0% 17.3%
2013 75.6% 17.2%
2012 78.1% 16.9%
2011 83.8% 16.7%
2010 84.6% 16.7%
2009 85.8% 17.1%
2008 85.6% 16.7%
2007 80.5% 16.5%
2006 81.3% 16.7%
2005 79.6% 16.6%
2004 80.2% 16.8%
2003 79.9% 17.1%
2002 83.0% 17.2%
2001 82.5% 17.2%
2000 80.2% 17.5%
1999 81.9% 17.9%
1998 83.4% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.7 percentage points from 59.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 83.8%, the figure has changed by −20.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Myanmar has the 34th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Myanmar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7