Renewable energy share in Pakistan

Renewable sources provided 41.6% of final energy consumption in Pakistan in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Pakistan, 2021 41.6% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.1percentage points 2020: 42.7%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Pakistan (2021).
Position in 2021 58th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Pakistan 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 PakistanWorld
2021 41.6% –
2020 42.7% 19.7%
2019 45.9% 18.6%
2018 43.4% 18.1%
2017 42.1% 17.9%
2016 43.7% 17.6%
2015 45.9% 17.4%
2014 47.2% 17.3%
2013 48.1% 17.2%
2012 47.2% 16.9%
2011 46.8% 16.7%
2010 47.4% 16.7%
2009 46.4% 17.1%
2008 46.6% 16.7%
2007 44.9% 16.5%
2006 47.0% 16.7%
2005 48.0% 16.6%
2004 47.9% 16.8%
2003 50.1% 17.1%
2002 51.4% 17.2%
2001 51.5% 17.2%
2000 51.0% 17.5%
1999 50.2% 17.9%
1998 51.6% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 42.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 46.8%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Pakistan has the 58th 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 Pakistan
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