What it helps answer
Reading the signal
Shows the generation mix rather than installed capacity and helps track how much electricity is actually produced from renewable sources.
Indicator guide · EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
Renewable electricity output
by country
Renewable sources as a share of electricity generation. The table keeps each country's reported year visible so stale and current observations are not treated as equivalent.
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Important limits
Hydropower conditions can move the share year to year, and the measure covers electricity rather than total energy. A high share does not describe grid reliability.
Measurement
% of electricity output
World Bank indicator EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS. Values can be revised as national statistical agencies and international datasets update.
Source definition
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25
60-market reference table
Latest reported values
Sorted by value, not by a common year. Check the year column before drawing a direct comparison.
| Position | Country | Region | Value | Year | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | Latin America | 99.37% | 2021 | Compare |
| 2 | Norway | Europe | 99.10% | 2021 | Compare |
| 3 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 95.43% | 2020 | Compare |
| 4 | Uruguay | Latin America | 84.35% | 2021 | Compare |
| 5 | New Zealand | Oceania | 81.44% | 2021 | Compare |
| 6 | Ecuador | Latin America | 80.95% | 2021 | Compare |
| 7 | Austria | Europe | 79.91% | 2021 | Compare |
| 8 | Denmark | Europe | 78.96% | 2021 | Compare |
| 9 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.08% | 2021 | Compare |
| 10 | Brazil | Latin America | 77.38% | 2021 | Compare |
| 11 | Colombia | Latin America | 75.12% | 2021 | Compare |
| 12 | Switzerland | Europe | 67.88% | 2021 | Compare |
| 13 | Sweden | Europe | 67.39% | 2021 | Compare |
| 14 | Canada | North America | 67.02% | 2021 | Compare |
| 15 | Portugal | Europe | 64.91% | 2021 | Compare |
| 16 | Peru | Latin America | 61.78% | 2021 | Compare |
| 17 | Finland | Europe | 52.93% | 2021 | Compare |
| 18 | Chile | Latin America | 48.08% | 2021 | Compare |
| 19 | Spain | Europe | 47.01% | 2021 | Compare |
| 20 | Romania | Europe | 44.86% | 2021 | Compare |
| 21 | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | 41.17% | 2021 | Compare |
| 22 | Italy | Europe | 40.97% | 2021 | Compare |
| 23 | Greece | Europe | 40.56% | 2021 | Compare |
| 24 | United Kingdom | Europe | 40.20% | 2021 | Compare |
| 25 | Germany | Europe | 39.83% | 2021 | Compare |
| 26 | Ireland | Europe | 37.15% | 2021 | Compare |
| 27 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 35.42% | 2021 | Compare |
| 28 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.87% | 2021 | Compare |
| 29 | Netherlands | Europe | 33.13% | 2021 | Compare |
| 30 | China | East Asia | 28.43% | 2021 | Compare |
| 31 | Pakistan | South Asia | 28.28% | 2021 | Compare |
| 32 | Australia | Oceania | 26.66% | 2021 | Compare |
| 33 | Argentina | Latin America | 25.54% | 2021 | Compare |
| 34 | Belgium | Europe | 23.54% | 2021 | Compare |
| 35 | Mexico | Latin America | 23.38% | 2021 | Compare |
| 36 | France | Europe | 22.80% | 2021 | Compare |
| 37 | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 22.64% | 2021 | Compare |
| 38 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.23% | 2021 | Compare |
| 39 | Japan | East Asia | 21.10% | 2021 | Compare |
| 40 | United States | North America | 20.27% | 2021 | Compare |
| 41 | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 19.93% | 2021 | Compare |
| 42 | Morocco | Middle East & North Africa | 19.32% | 2021 | Compare |
| 43 | Hungary | Europe | 19.14% | 2021 | Compare |
| 44 | India | South Asia | 19.13% | 2021 | Compare |
| 45 | Poland | Europe | 17.46% | 2021 | Compare |
| 46 | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 17.00% | 2021 | Compare |
| 47 | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 15.53% | 2021 | Compare |
| 48 | Czechia | Europe | 14.02% | 2021 | Compare |
| 49 | Egypt | Middle East & North Africa | 12.20% | 2021 | Compare |
| 50 | Ukraine | Europe | 12.01% | 2021 | Compare |
| 51 | Israel | Middle East | 7.63% | 2021 | Compare |
| 52 | South Korea | East Asia | 6.59% | 2021 | Compare |
| 53 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.45% | 2021 | Compare |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 4.20% | 2021 | Compare |
| 55 | Singapore | Southeast Asia | 4.02% | 2021 | Compare |
| 56 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 1.51% | 2021 | Compare |
| 57 | Algeria | Middle East & North Africa | 0.91% | 2021 | Compare |
| 58 | Qatar | Middle East | 0.28% | 2021 | Compare |
| 59 | Kuwait | Middle East | 0.27% | 2021 | Compare |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 0.07% | 2021 | Compare |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-08-26. Open the source indicator · Download 15-year CSV.
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