Renewable power capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Renewable power capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 17.59 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 1159.88 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in the Bahamas: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million kilowatts; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Renewable power capacity, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 1159.88 1 1980 - 2022
USA 359.34 2 1980 - 2022
Brazil 175.26 3 1980 - 2022
India 162.96 4 1980 - 2022
Germany 147.24 5 1991 - 2022
Japan 117.53 6 1980 - 2022
Canada 105.78 7 1980 - 2022
Spain 64.83 8 1980 - 2022
France 60.01 9 1980 - 2022
Russia 56.88 10 1992 - 2022
Italy 56.61 11 1980 - 2022
Turkey 56 12 1980 - 2022
UK 51.62 13 1980 - 2022
Australia 45.52 14 1980 - 2022
Vietnam 45.33 15 1980 - 2022
Norway 38.2 16 1980 - 2022
Sweden 37.95 17 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 32.84 18 1980 - 2022
Mexico 31.68 19 1980 - 2022
South Korea 27.24 20 1980 - 2022
Poland 20.87 21 1980 - 2022
Chile 17.85 22 1980 - 2022
Austria 17.61 23 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 16.91 24 1980 - 2022
Argentina 15.08 25 1980 - 2022
Ukraine 14.92 26 1992 - 2022
Taiwan 14.13 27 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 13.94 28 1980 - 2022
Portugal 13.57 29 1980 - 2022
Colombia 13.44 30 1980 - 2022
Greece 13.27 31 1980 - 2022
Belgium 13.09 32 1980 - 2022
Indonesia 12.48 33 1980 - 2022
Thailand 12.2 34 1980 - 2022
Finland 12.09 35 1980 - 2022
Iran 12.04 36 1980 - 2022
Denmark 11.73 37 1980 - 2022
Romania 11.14 38 1980 - 2022
South Africa 10.44 39 1980 - 2022
Laos 9.62 40 1980 - 2022
Malaysia 9.04 41 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 8.83 42 1980 - 2022
Switzerland 8.69 43 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 8.07 44 1980 - 2022
Philippines 7.09 45 1980 - 2022
Peru 6.43 46 1980 - 2022
Egypt 6.28 47 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 5.95 48 1992 - 2022
Ethiopia 5.59 49 1980 - 2022
Ecuador 5.39 50 1980 - 2022
Tajikistan 5.27 51 1992 - 2022
Bulgaria 5.21 52 1980 - 2022
Ireland 5.1 53 1980 - 2022
Czechia 4.93 54 1993 - 2022
North Korea 4.92 55 1980 - 2022
Israel 4.47 56 1980 - 2022
Angola 4.08 57 1980 - 2022
Comoros 4 58 1980 - 2022
Hungary 3.92 59 1980 - 2022
Uruguay 3.74 60 1980 - 2022
Morocco 3.73 61 1980 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 3.67 62 1992 - 2022
Croatia 3.59 63 1992 - 2022
Burma 3.47 64 1980 - 2022
Zambia 3.3 65 1980 - 2022
Georgia 3.13 66 1992 - 2022
UA Emirates 3.06 67 1980 - 2022
Serbia 3.05 68 2006 - 2022
Guatemala 2.88 69 1980 - 2022
Iceland 2.88 70 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 2.86 71 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 2.74 72 1980 - 2022
Kenya 2.66 73 1980 - 2022
Panama 2.61 74 1980 - 2022
Jordan 2.56 75 1980 - 2022
Albania 2.54 76 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 2.41 77 1993 - 2022
Bhutan 2.34 78 1980 - 2022
Nepal 2.34 79 1980 - 2022
Mozambique 2.32 80 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 2.31 81 1992 - 2022
Nigeria 2.16 82 1980 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 2.03 83 1992 - 2022
Latvia 1.97 84 1992 - 2022
Honduras 1.88 85 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 1.88 86 1992 - 2022
Sudan 1.87 87 1980 - 2022
Cambodia 1.84 88 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 1.83 89 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 1.8 90 1980 - 2022
Ghana 1.69 91 1980 - 2022
Armenia 1.65 92 1992 - 2022
Lithuania 1.62 93 1992 - 2022
Iraq 1.6 94 1980 - 2022
Syria 1.56 95 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 1.34 96 1992 - 2022
Bolivia 1.3 97 1980 - 2022
Cuba 1.29 98 1980 - 2022
Uganda 1.22 99 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 1.22 100 1980 - 2022
Estonia 1.18 101 1992 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.89 102 1980 - 2022
Singapore 0.85 103 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 0.84 104 1980 - 2022
Montenegro 0.84 105 2006 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.84 106 1980 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.83 107 1992 - 2022
Guinea 0.82 108 1980 - 2022
Qatar 0.82 109 1980 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.78 110 1980 - 2022
Algeria 0.74 111 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 0.73 112 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.73 113 1980 - 2022
Oman 0.69 114 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 0.68 115 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 0.64 116 1980 - 2022
Belarus 0.6 117 1992 - 2022
Mali 0.58 118 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.57 119 1980 - 2022
Malawi 0.55 120 1980 - 2022
Namibia 0.53 121 1990 - 2022
Senegal 0.53 122 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 0.51 123 1980 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.49 124 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.44 125 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 0.38 126 1980 - 2022
Gabon 0.33 127 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.33 128 1980 - 2022
Mauritius 0.27 129 1980 - 2022
Yemen 0.26 130 1980 - 2022
Jamaica 0.25 131 1980 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.23 132 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0.22 133 1980 - 2022
Malta 0.21 134 1980 - 2022
Madagascar 0.2 135 1980 - 2022
Moldova 0.2 136 1992 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0.19 137 1980 - 2022
Suriname 0.19 138 1980 - 2022
Swaziland 0.18 139 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.17 140 1980 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.15 141 1980 - 2022
Rwanda 0.15 142 1980 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.13 143 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.12 144 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 0.11 145 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.1 146 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.1 147 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.1 148 1980 - 2022
Liberia 0.09 149 1980 - 2022
Burundi 0.08 150 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0.08 151 1980 - 2022
Barbados 0.07 152 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0.07 153 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.06 154 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.06 155 1980 - 2022
Niger 0.06 156 1980 - 2022
Aruba 0.05 157 1986 - 2022
Guyana 0.05 158 1980 - 2022
Somalia 0.05 159 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.04 160 1980 - 2022
Maldives 0.04 161 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.03 162 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.02 163 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.02 164 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.02 165 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0.02 166 1980 - 2022
Tonga 0.02 167 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 0.01 168 1980 - 2022
Botswana 0.01 169 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0.01 170 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.01 171 1994 - 2022
Libya 0.01 172 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0.01 173 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.01 174 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.01 175 1980 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.01 176 1980 - 2022
Bahamas 0 177 1980 - 2022
Bermuda 0 178 1980 - 2022
Brunei 0 179 1980 - 2022
Chad 0 180 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0 181 1980 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 182 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0 183 1980 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0 184 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0 185 1980 - 2022
Macao 0 186 1980 - 2022
Montserrat 0 187 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 188 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0 189 1980 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0 190 1992 - 2022



Definition: Total capacity to produce electricity from renewable resources in million kilowatts.

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1. China
2. USA
3. Brazil
4. India
5. Germany
6. Japan
7. Canada
8. Spain
9. France
10. Russia
11. Italy
12. Turkey
13. UK
14. Australia
15. Vietnam
16. Norway
17. Sweden
18. Netherlands
19. Mexico
20. South Korea
21. Poland
22. Chile
23. Austria
24. Venezuela
25. Argentina
26. Ukraine
27. Taiwan
28. Pakistan
29. Portugal
30. Colombia
31. Greece
32. Belgium
33. Indonesia
34. Thailand
35. Finland
36. Iran
37. Denmark
38. Romania
39. South Africa
40. Laos
41. Malaysia
42. Paraguay
43. Switzerland
44. New Zealand
45. Philippines
46. Peru
47. Egypt
48. Kazakhstan
49. Ethiopia
50. Ecuador
51. Tajikistan
52. Bulgaria
53. Ireland
54. Czechia
55. North Korea
56. Israel
57. Angola
58. Comoros
59. Hungary
60. Uruguay
61. Morocco
62. Kyrgyzstan
63. Croatia
64. Burma
65. Zambia
66. Georgia
67. UA Emirates
68. Serbia
69. Guatemala
70. Iceland
71. Sri Lanka
72. DR Congo
73. Kenya
74. Panama
75. Jordan
76. Albania
77. Slovakia
78. Bhutan
79. Nepal
80. Mozambique
81. Uzbekistan
82. Nigeria
83. Bosnia & Herz.
84. Latvia
85. Honduras
86. Slovenia
87. Sudan
88. Cambodia
89. Domin. Rep.
90. El Salvador
91. Ghana
92. Armenia
93. Lithuania
94. Iraq
95. Syria
96. Azerbaijan
97. Bolivia
98. Cuba
99. Uganda
100. Zimbabwe
101. Estonia
102. Ivory Coast
103. Singapore
104. Cameroon
105. Montenegro
106. Puerto Rico
107. North Macedonia
108. Guinea
109. Qatar
110. Bangladesh
111. Algeria
112. Lebanon
113. Nicaragua
114. Oman
115. Tanzania
116. Cyprus
117. Belarus
118. Mali
119. Luxembourg
120. Malawi
121. Namibia
122. Senegal
123. Tunisia
124. Afghanistan
125. Saudi Arabia
126. Mongolia
127. Gabon
128. Papua N.G.
129. Mauritius
130. Yemen
131. Jamaica
132. R. of Congo
133. Fiji
134. Malta
135. Madagascar
136. Moldova
137. N. Caledonia
138. Suriname
139. Swaziland
140. Mauritania
141. Hong Kong
142. Rwanda
143. Eq. Guinea
144. Togo
145. Kuwait
146. Belize
147. Burkina Faso
148. Sierra Leone
149. Liberia
150. Burundi
151. Haiti
152. Barbados
153. Lesotho
154. Benin
155. Faroe Isl.
156. Niger
157. Aruba
158. Guyana
159. Somalia
160. Cape Verde
161. Maldives
162. Samoa
163. Ant.& Barb.
164. C.A. Republic
165. Djibouti
166. Seychelles
167. Tonga
168. Bahrain
169. Botswana
170. Dominica
171. Eritrea
172. Libya
173. St. Vincent & ...
174. Solomon Isl.
175. Tr.&Tobago
176. Vanuatu
177. Bahamas
178. Bermuda
179. Brunei
180. Chad
181. Gambia
182. Gibraltar
183. Grenada
184. G.-Bissau
185. Kiribati
186. Macao
187. Montserrat
188. Saint Lucia
189. S.T.&Principe
190. Turkmenistan
1159.88
359.34
175.26
162.96
147.24
117.53
105.78
64.83
60.01
56.88
56.61
56.00
51.62
45.52
45.33
38.20
37.95
32.84
31.68
27.24
20.87
17.85
17.61
16.91
15.08
14.92
14.13
13.94
13.57
13.44
13.27
13.09
12.48
12.20
12.09
12.04
11.73
11.14
10.44
9.62
9.04
8.83
8.69
8.07
7.09
6.43
6.28
5.95
5.59
5.39
5.27
5.21
5.10
4.93
4.92
4.47
4.08
4.00
3.92
3.74
3.73
3.67
3.59
3.47
3.30
3.13
3.06
3.05
2.88
2.88
2.86
2.74
2.66
2.61
2.56
2.54
2.41
2.34
2.34
2.32
2.31
2.16
2.03
1.97
1.88
1.88
1.87
1.84
1.83
1.80
1.69
1.65
1.62
1.60
1.56
1.34
1.30
1.29
1.22
1.22
1.18
0.89
0.85
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.83
0.82
0.82
0.78
0.74
0.73
0.73
0.69
0.68
0.64
0.60
0.58
0.57
0.55
0.53
0.53
0.51
0.49
0.44
0.38
0.33
0.33
0.27
0.26
0.25
0.23
0.22
0.21
0.20
0.20
0.19
0.19
0.18
0.17
0.15
0.15
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
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579.9
869.9
1159.88


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