Countries by renewable energy
The share of all the energy people and businesses use — electricity, heat, fuel — that comes from renewable sources, firewood included. 190 countries, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2021
Median country
24.0%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of energy use | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DR Congo | 96.3% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 2 |  Somalia | 95.4% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 3 |  Liberia | 92.8% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 4 |  Gabon | 91.3% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| =5 |  Central African Republic | 90.9% | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| =5 |  Uganda | 90.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 7 |  Ethiopia | 90.6% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 8 |  Guinea-Bissau | 87.4% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 9 |  Madagascar | 83.1% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| =10 |  Burundi | 83.0% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| =10 |  Zambia | 83.0% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 12 |  Bhutan | 82.5% | 2022 | Southern Asia |
| =13 |  Iceland | 82.4% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| =13 |  Zimbabwe | 82.4% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 15 |  Eritrea | 80.7% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 16 |  Nigeria | 80.3% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 17 |  Rwanda | 79.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 18 |  Niger | 79.6% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 19 |  Cameroon | 79.2% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 20 |  Tanzania | 78.3% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 21 |  Mozambique | 76.9% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 22 |  Haiti | 76.7% | 2021 | Caribbean |
| 23 |  Togo | 75.1% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 24 |  Nepal | 73.7% | 2021 | Southern Asia |
| 25 |  Sierra Leone | 71.6% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| =26 |  Burkina Faso | 71.4% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| =26 |  Congo | 71.4% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 28 |  Mali | 71.1% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 29 |  Chad | 70.0% | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| 30 |  Kenya | 67.7% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 31 |  Guinea | 66.6% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 32 |  Eswatini | 64.7% | 2022 | Southern Africa |
| =33 |  Malawi | 62.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| =33 |  Myanmar | 62.9% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 35 |  Guatemala | 62.1% | 2021 | Central America |
| 36 |  Norway | 61.4% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 37 |  Sudan | 61.0% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 38 |  Paraguay | 58.8% | 2021 | South America |
| 39 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 58.2% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 40 |  Sweden | 57.9% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 41 |  Uruguay | 57.8% | 2021 | South America |
| 42 |  Liechtenstein | 56.9% | 2022 | Western Europe |
| 43 |  Papua New Guinea | 54.6% | 2022 | Melanesia |
| 44 |  Benin | 54.5% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 45 |  Angola | 52.9% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 46 |  Cambodia | 52.4% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 47 |  Nicaragua | 50.4% | 2021 | Central America |
| 48 |  Finland | 50.2% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 49 |  Solomon Islands | 50.1% | 2022 | Melanesia |
| 50 |  Laos | 49.2% | 2022 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 51 |  Sri Lanka | 48.8% | 2021 | Southern Asia |
| 52 |  Gambia | 47.7% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 53 |  Brazil | 46.5% | 2021 | South America |
| 54 |  Honduras | 45.9% | 2021 | Central America |
| 55 |  Latvia | 44.0% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 56 |  São Tomé and Principe | 42.5% | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| =57 |  Albania | 41.9% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| =57 |  Kiribati | 41.9% | 2022 | Micronesia |
| 59 |  Pakistan | 41.6% | 2021 | Southern Asia |
| 60 |  Montenegro | 39.6% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 61 |  Denmark | 39.5% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 62 |  Comoros | 39.3% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 63 |  Ghana | 39.0% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 64 |  Estonia | 38.0% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 65 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.6% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 66 |  Austria | 36.0% | 2021 | Western Europe |
| 67 |  Samoa | 35.9% | 2022 | Polynesia |
| 68 |  Senegal | 35.4% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| =69 |  India | 34.9% | 2021 | Southern Asia |
| =69 |  Lesotho | 34.9% | 2022 | Southern Africa |
| =69 |  Tajikistan | 34.9% | 2021 | Central Asia |
| 72 |  Costa Rica | 34.2% | 2021 | Central America |
| 73 |  Croatia | 34.1% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 74 |  Venezuela | 33.7% | 2021 | South America |
| 75 |  Lithuania | 33.2% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 76 |  South Sudan | 32.4% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 77 |  Portugal | 32.3% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 78 |  Belize | 30.8% | 2022 | Central America |
| 79 |  Peru | 30.6% | 2021 | South America |
| 80 |  Namibia | 30.0% | 2021 | Southern Africa |
| 81 |  Colombia | 29.7% | 2021 | South America |
| 82 |  New Zealand | 28.9% | 2021 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 83 |  Fiji | 28.4% | 2022 | Melanesia |
| =84 |  Panama | 28.0% | 2021 | Central America |
| =84 |  Philippines | 28.0% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 86 |  Switzerland | 27.7% | 2021 | Western Europe |
| 87 |  Kyrgyzstan | 27.6% | 2021 | Central Asia |
| 88 |  Botswana | 27.4% | 2021 | Southern Africa |
| 89 |  Serbia | 27.2% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 90 |  Djibouti | 26.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 91 |  Georgia | 25.2% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =92 |  Bangladesh | 25.0% | 2021 | Southern Asia |
| =92 |  Vanuatu | 25.0% | 2022 | Melanesia |
| =94 |  Chile | 24.2% | 2021 | South America |
| =94 |  Vietnam | 24.2% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 96 |  Canada | 23.8% | 2021 | Northern America |
| 97 |  Romania | 23.6% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 98 |  Slovenia | 23.4% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 99 |  El Salvador | 21.9% | 2021 | Central America |
| 100 |  Cabo Verde | 21.8% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 101 |  Greece | 21.5% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 102 |  Moldova | 21.4% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 103 |  Cuba | 20.9% | 2021 | Caribbean |
| 104 |  Luxembourg | 20.5% | 2021 | Western Europe |
| 105 |  Bulgaria | 20.4% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 106 |  Indonesia | 20.2% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 107 |  Afghanistan | 20.0% | 2022 | Southern Asia |
| 108 |  Mauritania | 19.6% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 109 |  North Macedonia | 19.5% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| =110 |  Spain | 19.0% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| =110 |  Thailand | 19.0% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 112 |  Ecuador | 18.9% | 2021 | South America |
| 113 |  Andorra | 18.7% | 2022 | Southern Europe |
| 114 |  Slovakia | 17.9% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 115 |  Germany | 17.6% | 2021 | Western Europe |
| 116 |  Italy | 17.5% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| 117 |  Czechia | 17.2% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 118 |  France | 16.2% | 2021 | Western Europe |
| 119 |  Cyprus | 15.6% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| 120 |  Hungary | 15.3% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| =121 |  China | 15.2% | 2021 | Eastern Asia |
| =121 |  Poland | 15.2% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 123 |  Dominican Republic | 14.8% | 2021 | Caribbean |
| 124 |  North Korea | 14.7% | 2021 | Eastern Asia |
| 125 |  Suriname | 14.5% | 2021 | South America |
| 126 |  Mexico | 13.0% | 2021 | Central America |
| 127 |  Bolivia | 12.8% | 2021 | South America |
| 128 |  Ireland | 12.7% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 129 |  Australia | 12.3% | 2021 | Australia and New Zealand |
| =130 |  Marshall Islands | 12.2% | 2022 | Micronesia |
| =130 |  Netherlands | 12.2% | 2021 | Western Europe |
| =130 |  United Kingdom | 12.2% | 2021 | Northern Europe |
| 133 |  Guyana | 12.1% | 2022 | South America |
| 134 |  Turkey | 12.0% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| 135 |  Belgium | 11.7% | 2021 | Western Europe |
| 136 |  Tunisia | 11.6% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 137 |  Jordan | 11.5% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| 138 |  Timor-Leste | 11.4% | 2022 | South-Eastern Asia |
| =139 |  Morocco | 10.9% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| =139 |  United States | 10.9% | 2021 | Northern America |
| 141 |  Jamaica | 10.5% | 2021 | Caribbean |
| 142 |  Grenada | 10.0% | 2022 | Caribbean |
| =143 |  Saint Lucia | 9.7% | 2022 | Caribbean |
| =143 |  South Africa | 9.7% | 2021 | Southern Africa |
| 145 |  Argentina | 9.2% | 2021 | South America |
| 146 |  Armenia | 9.1% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =147 |  Dominica | 8.9% | 2022 | Caribbean |
| =147 |  Ukraine | 8.9% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 149 |  Japan | 8.8% | 2021 | Eastern Asia |
| =150 |  Malta | 8.6% | 2021 | Southern Europe |
| =150 |  Mauritius | 8.6% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 152 |  Belarus | 8.2% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 153 |  Malaysia | 7.5% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 154 |  Lebanon | 6.8% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| 155 |  Israel | 6.2% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| 156 |  Egypt | 6.1% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 157 |  Barbados | 5.5% | 2022 | Caribbean |
| 158 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.1% | 2022 | Caribbean |
| 159 |  Equatorial Guinea | 4.2% | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| 160 |  Yemen | 3.7% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| 161 |  South Korea | 3.6% | 2021 | Eastern Asia |
| 162 |  Russia | 3.5% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 163 |  Libya | 3.1% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 164 |  Mongolia | 3.0% | 2021 | Eastern Asia |
| 165 |  Tonga | 2.3% | 2022 | Polynesia |
| =166 |  Kazakhstan | 2.0% | 2021 | Central Asia |
| =166 |  Micronesia | 2.0% | 2022 | Micronesia |
| =168 |  Nauru | 1.9% | 2022 | Micronesia |
| =168 |  Seychelles | 1.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 170 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% | 2022 | Caribbean |
| 171 |  Azerbaijan | 1.3% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| 172 |  Maldives | 1.2% | 2022 | Southern Asia |
| =173 |  Bahamas | 1.1% | 2022 | Caribbean |
| =173 |  Iraq | 1.1% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =173 |  Singapore | 1.1% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| =173 |  Syria | 1.1% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =177 |  United Arab Emirates | 1.0% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =177 |  Uzbekistan | 1.0% | 2021 | Central Asia |
| =179 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% | 2022 | Caribbean |
| =179 |  Iran | 0.9% | 2021 | Southern Asia |
| =179 |  Palau | 0.9% | 2022 | Micronesia |
| 182 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2021 | Caribbean |
| =183 |  Algeria | 0.1% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| =183 |  Kuwait | 0.1% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =183 |  Oman | 0.1% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =183 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =183 |  Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2021 | Central Asia |
| =188 |  Bahrain | 0.0% | 2021 | Western Asia |
| =188 |  Brunei | 0.0% | 2021 | South-Eastern Asia |
| =188 |  Qatar | 0.0% | 2021 | Western Asia |
No World Bank figure for 4 countries: Monaco, San Marino, Taiwan, Vatican City.
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.
| Place | % of energy use | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Palestine | 15.4% | Status disputed |
 Greenland | 11.7% | Territory of Denmark |
 Macao | 11.0% | Territory of China |
 New Caledonia | 9.6% | Territory of France |
 Aruba | 8.8% | Territory of Netherlands |
 Faroe Islands | 7.9% | Territory of Denmark |
 French Polynesia | 7.0% | Territory of France |
 Guam | 6.7% | Territory of United States of America |
 US Virgin Islands | 5.9% | Territory of United States of America |
 Curaçao | 2.8% | Territory of Netherlands |
 Isle of Man | 2.7% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Puerto Rico | 2.5% | Territory of United States of America |
 British Virgin Islands | 1.3% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Bermuda | 0.9% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Northern Mariana Islands | 0.5% | Territory of United States of America |
 American Samoa | 0.4% | Territory of United States of America |
 Hong Kong | 0.4% | Territory of China |
 Cayman Islands | 0.0% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Sint Maarten | 0.0% | Territory of Netherlands |
Questions
- Which country has the most renewable energy?
- The DR Congo has the most renewable energy: 96.3% renewable (2021). Next come Somalia (95.4% renewable) and Liberia (92.8% renewable).
- Which country has the least renewable energy?
- Qatar, with 0.0% renewable (2021).
- What is the typical renewable energy of a country?
- The median of the 190 countries is 24.0% renewable: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of all the energy people and businesses use — electricity, heat, fuel — that comes from renewable sources, firewood included. Source: World Bank, mostly 2021. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.