Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank)
Renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption, using the Tracking SDG 7 method. The method differs from Eurostat's SHARES calculation, so values are not interchangeable.
Highest in 2021
96.3%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lowest in 2021
0.0%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Countries ranked for 2021
212
Updated by the source on 8 October 2026
212 countries have a value for 2021, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.
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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.
| Period | World | United States | China | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | – | 10.9% | 15.2% | 34.9% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | 11.0% | 14.9% | 36.1% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | 10.2% | 14.3% | 33.5% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 32.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | 9.7% | 13.1% | 32.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | 9.3% | 12.6% | 33.0% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | 8.9% | 12.2% | 33.4% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | 9.0% | 11.9% | 33.9% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 34.9% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 34.8% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | 8.4% | 11.3% | 35.0% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | 7.4% | 12.3% | 36.2% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | 7.3% | 13.4% | 37.4% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | 6.8% | 14.1% | 39.4% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | 6.3% | 14.9% | 41.5% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | 6.4% | 16.4% | 43.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | 5.8% | 17.4% | 44.2% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | 5.5% | 20.2% | 44.9% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | 5.3% | 23.9% | 45.6% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | 4.8% | 27.0% | 45.8% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | 4.7% | 28.4% | 47.1% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | 5.4% | 29.6% | 46.9% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | 5.7% | 30.3% | 47.1% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | 4.5% | 29.5% | 48.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 212 countries with a value for 2021, the highest is Democratic Republic of the Congo (96.3%) and the lowest Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (0.0%).
- Half of the countries are above 20.3% and half below.
- From 2020 to 2021 the value rose in 45 countries and fell in 75.
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All countries in 2021 Every value is for 2021, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.3%
- 2 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 95.4%
- 3 Liberia 93.2%
- 4 Gabon 91.3%
- 5 Uganda 91.0%
- 6 Central African Republic 90.9%
- 7 Ethiopia 90.6%
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 87.4%
- 9 Madagascar 83.6%
- 10 Burundi 83.1%
- 11 Zambia 83.0%
- 12 Iceland 82.4%
- 13 Zimbabwe 82.4%
- 14 Bhutan 81.8%
- 15 Eritrea 80.7%
- 16 Nigeria 80.3%
- 17 Niger 79.6%
- 18 Rwanda 79.4%
- 19 Cameroon 79.2%
- 20 Tanzania 78.3%
- 21 Mozambique 76.9%
- 22 Haiti 76.7%
- 23 Togo 75.1%
- 24 Nepal 73.7%
- 25 Republic of the Congo 71.4%
- 26 Burkina Faso 71.2%
- 27 Mali 71.2%
- 28 Malawi 71.1%
- 29 Sierra Leone 71.1%
- 30 Chad 69.9%
- 31 Kenya 67.7%
- 32 Guinea 66.8%
- 33 Eswatini 65.4%
- 34 Myanmar 62.9%
- 35 Guatemala 62.1%
- 36 Norway 61.4%
- 37 Sudan 61.0%
- 38 Paraguay 58.8%
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 58.2%
- 40 Sweden 57.9%
- 41 Uruguay 57.8%
- 42 Benin 54.5%
- 43 Papua New Guinea 54.5%
- 44 Liechtenstein 53.6%
- 45 Angola 52.9%
- 46 Cambodia 52.4%
- 47 Laos 51.5%
- 48 Nicaragua 50.4%
- 49 Finland 50.2%
- 50 Solomon Islands 49.1%
- 51 Sri Lanka 48.8%
- 52 Gambia 48.6%
- 53 Brazil 46.5%
- 54 Honduras 45.9%
- 55 Latvia 44.0%
- 56 Kiribati 42.2%
- 57 Albania 41.9%
- 58 Pakistan 41.6%
- 59 Comoros 41.2%
- 60 São Tomé and Príncipe 40.8%
- 61 Montenegro 39.6%
- 62 Denmark 39.5%
- 63 Ghana 39.0%
- 64 Estonia 38.0%
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.6%
- 66 Austria 36.0%
- 67 Samoa 36.0%
- 68 Senegal 35.4%
- 69 India 34.9%
- 70 Tajikistan 34.9%
- 71 Costa Rica 34.2%
- 72 Croatia 34.1%
- 73 Venezuela 33.7%
- 74 Lesotho 33.6%
- 75 Lithuania 33.2%
- 76 South Sudan 32.4%
- 77 Portugal 32.3%
- 78 Peru 30.6%
- 79 Namibia 30.0%
- 80 Colombia 29.7%
- 81 Fiji 29.7%
- 82 New Zealand 28.9%
- 83 Panama 28.0%
- 84 Philippines 28.0%
- 85 Switzerland 27.7%
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 27.6%
- 87 Botswana 27.4%
- 88 Serbia 27.2%
- 89 Belize 26.6%
- 90 Djibouti 26.6%
- 91 Georgia 25.2%
- 92 Bangladesh 25.0%
- 93 Vanuatu 24.6%
- 94 Chile 24.2%
- 95 Viet Nam 24.2%
- 96 Canada 23.8%
- 97 Romania 23.6%
- 98 Slovenia 23.4%
- 99 Cabo Verde 22.6%
- 100 Mauritania 22.1%
- 101 El Salvador 21.9%
- 102 Greece 21.5%
- 103 Moldova 21.4%
- 104 Cuba 20.9%
- 105 Luxembourg 20.5%
- 106 Bulgaria 20.4%
- 107 Indonesia 20.2%
- 108 Afghanistan 20.0%
- 109 North Macedonia 19.5%
- 110 Spain 19.0%
- 111 Thailand 19.0%
- 112 Ecuador 18.9%
- 113 Andorra 18.4%
- 114 Slovakia 17.9%
- 115 Germany 17.6%
- 116 Italy 17.5%
- 117 Czechia 17.2%
- 118 France 16.2%
- 119 Cyprus 15.6%
- 120 West Bank and Gaza 15.4%
- 121 Hungary 15.3%
- 122 China 15.2%
- 123 Poland 15.2%
- 124 Dominican Republic 14.8%
- 125 North Korea 14.7%
- 126 Suriname 14.5%
- 127 Macao SAR, China 13.6%
- 128 Guyana 13.2%
- 129 Mexico 13.0%
- 130 Bolivia 12.8%
- 131 Ireland 12.7%
- 132 Australia 12.3%
- 133 Netherlands 12.2%
- 134 United Kingdom 12.2%
- 135 Marshall Islands 12.1%
- 136 Timor-Leste 12.1%
- 137 Türkiye 12.0%
- 138 Belgium 11.7%
- 139 Greenland 11.6%
- 140 Tunisia 11.6%
- 141 Jordan 11.5%
- 142 Morocco 10.9%
- 143 United States 10.9%
- 144 Jamaica 10.5%
- 145 Grenada 10.2%
- 146 Saint Lucia 9.7%
- 147 South Africa 9.7%
- 148 Argentina 9.2%
- 149 Armenia 9.1%
- 150 Ukraine 8.9%
- 151 Aruba 8.8%
- 152 Dominica 8.8%
- 153 Japan 8.8%
- 154 Malta 8.6%
- 155 Mauritius 8.6%
- 156 New Caledonia 8.3%
- 157 Belarus 8.2%
- 158 Malaysia 7.5%
- 159 French Polynesia 7.4%
- 160 Lebanon 6.8%
- 161 Israel 6.2%
- 162 Egypt 6.1%
- 163 US Virgin Islands 5.9%
- 164 Barbados 5.5%
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 5.2%
- 166 Faroe Islands 5.1%
- 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.0%
- 168 Tuvalu 5.0%
- 169 Guam 4.5%
- 170 Yemen 3.7%
- 171 South Korea 3.6%
- 172 Russia 3.5%
- 173 Isle of Man 3.2%
- 174 Libya 3.1%
- 175 Mongolia 3.0%
- 176 Curaçao 2.8%
- 177 Puerto Rico (US) 2.6%
- 178 Micronesia 2.1%
- 179 Kazakhstan 2.0%
- 180 Tonga 1.8%
- 181 Seychelles 1.7%
- 182 Naoero 1.6%
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6%
- 184 Maldives 1.4%
- 185 Azerbaijan 1.3%
- 186 British Virgin Islands 1.3%
- 187 Bahamas 1.1%
- 188 Iraq 1.1%
- 189 Singapore 1.1%
- 190 Syria 1.1%
- 191 United Arab Emirates 1.0%
- 192 Uzbekistan 1.0%
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9%
- 194 Bermuda 0.9%
- 195 Iran 0.9%
- 196 Palau 0.9%
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8%
- 198 Northern Mariana Islands 0.5%
- 199 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5%
- 200 American Samoa 0.4%
- 201 Hong Kong SAR, China 0.4%
- 202 Algeria 0.1%
- 203 Kuwait 0.1%
- 204 Oman 0.1%
- 205 Saudi Arabia 0.1%
- 206 Turkmenistan 0.1%
- 207 Bahrain 0.0%
- 208 Brunei 0.0%
- 209 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 210 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 211 Qatar 0.0%
- 212 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
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