Renewable energy share in United States

Renewable sources provided 10.9% of final energy consumption in United States in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
United States, 2021 10.9% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.1percentage points 2020: 11.0%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as United States (2021).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021 19.8% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2021 142nd of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in United States 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 United StatesWorld
2021 10.9% –
2020 11.0% 19.7%
2019 10.2% 18.6%
2018 9.9% 18.1%
2017 9.7% 17.9%
2016 9.3% 17.6%
2015 8.9% 17.4%
2014 9.0% 17.3%
2013 8.9% 17.2%
2012 8.5% 16.9%
2011 8.4% 16.7%
2010 7.4% 16.7%
2009 7.3% 17.1%
2008 6.8% 16.7%
2007 6.3% 16.5%
2006 6.4% 16.7%
2005 5.8% 16.6%
2004 5.5% 16.8%
2003 5.3% 17.1%
2002 4.8% 17.2%
2001 4.7% 17.2%
2000 5.4% 17.5%
1999 5.7% 17.9%
1998 4.5% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 11.0% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 8.4%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, United States has the 142nd highest value.

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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 2021 for United States
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