Renewable energy share in OECD members

Renewable sources provided 14.8% of final energy consumption in OECD member countries in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2020 Source: World Bank
OECD members is a group: OECD member countries as grouped by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
OECD members, 2020 14.8% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2019 +1.2percentage points 2019: 13.7%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate

Renewable energy share in OECD members 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 2020
Period OECD membersWorld
2020 14.8% 19.7%
2019 13.7% 18.6%
2018 13.2% 18.1%
2017 12.8% 17.9%
2016 12.4% 17.6%
2015 12.3% 17.4%
2014 12.1% 17.3%
2013 11.9% 17.2%
2012 11.4% 16.9%
2011 10.9% 16.7%
2010 10.4% 16.7%
2009 10.1% 17.1%
2008 9.5% 16.7%
2007 9.0% 16.5%
2006 8.8% 16.7%
2005 8.3% 16.6%
2004 8.0% 16.8%
2003 7.8% 17.1%
2002 7.5% 17.2%
2001 7.4% 17.2%
2000 7.8% 17.5%
1999 7.9% 17.9%
1998 7.5% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 13.7% in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 10.4%, the figure has changed by +4.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2020 was 19.7%.

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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 2020 for OECD members
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