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Renewable power capacity, million kilowatts, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 190 countries was 15.91 million kilowatts.The highest value was in China: 1020.73 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in the Bahamas: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
China 1020.73 1 1980 - 2021
USA 327.94 2 1980 - 2021
Brazil 159.94 3 1980 - 2021
India 147.19 4 1980 - 2021
Germany 137.76 5 1991 - 2021
Japan 105.9 6 1980 - 2021
Canada 102.49 7 1980 - 2021
Russia 59.35 8 1992 - 2021
Spain 59.04 9 1980 - 2021
France 55.22 10 1980 - 2021
Turkey 53.23 11 1980 - 2021
Italy 53.09 12 1980 - 2021
UK 48.58 13 1980 - 2021
Vietnam 38.48 14 1980 - 2021
Australia 38.4 15 1980 - 2021
Norway 36.9 16 1980 - 2021
Sweden 34.53 17 1980 - 2021
Mexico 29.35 18 1980 - 2021
South Korea 24.28 19 1980 - 2021
Netherlands 23.06 20 1980 - 2021
Austria 16.62 21 1980 - 2021
Poland 16.27 22 1980 - 2021
Venezuela 15.47 23 1980 - 2021
Chile 15.09 24 1980 - 2021
Argentina 15.04 25 1980 - 2021
Ukraine 14.53 26 1992 - 2021
Pakistan 12.78 27 1980 - 2021
Colombia 12.54 28 1980 - 2021
Belgium 12.26 29 1980 - 2021
Portugal 12.19 30 1980 - 2021
Iran 11.92 31 1980 - 2021
Thailand 11.76 32 1980 - 2021
Taiwan 11.58 33 1980 - 2021
Indonesia 11.16 34 1980 - 2021
Greece 10.82 35 1980 - 2021
Romania 10.8 36 1980 - 2021
Denmark 10.34 37 1980 - 2021
South Africa 10.13 38 1980 - 2021
Finland 9.71 39 1980 - 2021
Malaysia 8.96 40 1980 - 2021
Paraguay 8.83 41 1980 - 2021
Philippines 8.35 42 1980 - 2021
Laos 8.25 43 1980 - 2021
Switzerland 8.1 44 1980 - 2021
New Zealand 7.74 45 1980 - 2021
Kazakhstan 7.11 46 1992 - 2021
Tajikistan 6.44 47 1992 - 2021
Peru 6.28 48 1980 - 2021
Egypt 6.27 49 1980 - 2021
Ecuador 5.31 50 1980 - 2021
North Korea 5.06 51 1980 - 2021
Ireland 4.79 52 1980 - 2021
Ethiopia 4.76 53 1980 - 2021
Czechia 4.41 54 1993 - 2021
Angola 3.9 55 1980 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 3.89 56 1992 - 2021
Uruguay 3.74 57 1980 - 2021
Bulgaria 3.69 58 1980 - 2021
Morocco 3.52 59 1980 - 2021
Georgia 3.48 60 1992 - 2021
Burma 3.47 61 1980 - 2021
Croatia 3.13 62 1992 - 2021
Hungary 3.02 63 1980 - 2021
Serbia 2.97 64 2006 - 2021
Iceland 2.85 65 1980 - 2021
Zambia 2.84 66 1980 - 2021
Guatemala 2.81 67 1980 - 2021
DR Congo 2.76 68 1980 - 2021
Israel 2.62 69 1980 - 2021
Sri Lanka 2.6 70 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 2.58 71 1980 - 2021
Iraq 2.55 72 1980 - 2021
Panama 2.52 73 1980 - 2021
Albania 2.42 74 1980 - 2021
Kenya 2.37 75 1980 - 2021
Bhutan 2.34 76 1980 - 2021
Mozambique 2.29 77 1980 - 2021
Slovakia 2.27 78 1993 - 2021
Sudan 2.26 79 1980 - 2021
Uzbekistan 2.19 80 1992 - 2021
Jordan 2.17 81 1980 - 2021
Nigeria 2.16 82 1980 - 2021
Nepal 2.08 83 1980 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 1.94 84 1992 - 2021
Honduras 1.86 85 1980 - 2021
Latvia 1.85 86 1992 - 2021
Cambodia 1.8 87 1980 - 2021
Ghana 1.7 88 1980 - 2021
El Salvador 1.59 89 1980 - 2021
Slovenia 1.57 90 1992 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 1.53 91 1980 - 2021
Syria 1.52 92 1980 - 2021
Armenia 1.51 93 1992 - 2021
Azerbaijan 1.3 94 1992 - 2021
Cuba 1.27 95 1980 - 2021
Uganda 1.26 96 1980 - 2021
Bolivia 1.25 97 1980 - 2021
Zimbabwe 1.21 98 1980 - 2021
Lithuania 1.17 99 1992 - 2021
Estonia 0.98 100 1992 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.89 101 1980 - 2021
Cameroon 0.84 102 1980 - 2021
North Macedonia 0.79 103 1992 - 2021
Montenegro 0.77 104 2006 - 2021
Algeria 0.73 105 1980 - 2021
Nicaragua 0.73 106 1980 - 2021
Guinea 0.72 107 1980 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0.72 108 1980 - 2021
Tanzania 0.66 109 1980 - 2021
Singapore 0.65 110 1980 - 2021
Bangladesh 0.57 111 1980 - 2021
Malawi 0.53 112 1980 - 2021
Namibia 0.5 113 1990 - 2021
Senegal 0.5 114 1980 - 2021
Afghanistan 0.49 115 1980 - 2021
Belarus 0.49 116 1992 - 2021
Cyprus 0.49 117 1980 - 2021
Luxembourg 0.46 118 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.44 119 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 0.41 120 1980 - 2021
Lebanon 0.37 121 1980 - 2021
Mali 0.36 122 1980 - 2021
Gabon 0.33 123 1980 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0.31 124 1980 - 2021
Mongolia 0.27 125 1980 - 2021
Jamaica 0.25 126 1980 - 2021
Mauritius 0.25 127 1980 - 2021
R. of Congo 0.25 128 1980 - 2021
Yemen 0.25 129 1980 - 2021
Madagascar 0.22 130 1980 - 2021
Fiji 0.21 131 1980 - 2021
Malta 0.2 132 1980 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0.2 133 1980 - 2021
Oman 0.19 134 1980 - 2021
Suriname 0.19 135 1980 - 2021
Swaziland 0.18 136 1980 - 2021
Mauritania 0.17 137 1980 - 2021
Hong Kong 0.15 138 1980 - 2021
Rwanda 0.15 139 1980 - 2021
Moldova 0.14 140 1992 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0.13 141 1980 - 2021
Kuwait 0.11 142 1980 - 2021
Togo 0.11 143 1980 - 2021
Belize 0.1 144 1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0.1 145 1980 - 2021
Liberia 0.1 146 1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0.1 147 1980 - 2021
Haiti 0.08 148 1980 - 2021
Burundi 0.07 149 1980 - 2021
Lesotho 0.07 150 1980 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0.06 151 1980 - 2021
Barbados 0.05 152 1980 - 2021
Guyana 0.05 153 1980 - 2021
Aruba 0.04 154 1986 - 2021
Benin 0.04 155 1980 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.04 156 1980 - 2021
Eritrea 0.03 157 1994 - 2021
Macao 0.03 158 1980 - 2021
Maldives 0.03 159 1980 - 2021
Niger 0.03 160 1980 - 2021
Samoa 0.03 161 1980 - 2021
Somalia 0.03 162 1980 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0.02 163 1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0.02 164 1980 - 2021
Djibouti 0.02 165 1980 - 2021
Qatar 0.02 166 1980 - 2021
Seychelles 0.02 167 1980 - 2021
Bahrain 0.01 168 1980 - 2021
Botswana 0.01 169 1980 - 2021
Brunei 0.01 170 1980 - 2021
Dominica 0.01 171 1980 - 2021
Libya 0.01 172 1980 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0.01 173 1980 - 2021
Tonga 0.01 174 1980 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 0.01 175 1980 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0.01 176 1992 - 2021
Vanuatu 0.01 177 1980 - 2021
Bahamas 0 178 1980 - 2021
Bermuda 0 179 1980 - 2021
Chad 0 180 1980 - 2021
Comoros 0 181 1980 - 2021
Gambia 0 182 1980 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 183 1980 - 2021
Grenada 0 184 1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 185 1980 - 2021
Kiribati 0 186 1980 - 2021
Montserrat 0 187 1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 188 1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 189 1980 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 190 1980 - 2021


Definition: Total capacity to produce electricity from renewable resources in million kilowatts.
1020.73
327.94
159.94
147.19
137.76
105.90
102.49
59.35
59.04
55.22
53.23
53.09
48.58
38.48
38.40
36.90
34.53
29.35
24.28
23.06
16.62
16.27
15.47
15.09
15.04
14.53
12.78
12.54
12.26
12.19
11.92
11.76
11.58
11.16
10.82
10.80
10.34
10.13
9.71
8.96
8.83
8.35
8.25
8.10
7.74
7.11
6.44
6.28
6.27
5.31
5.06
4.79
4.76
4.41
3.90
3.89
3.74
3.69
3.52
3.48
3.47
3.13
3.02
2.97
2.85
2.84
2.81
2.76
2.62
2.60
2.58
2.55
2.52
2.42
2.37
2.34
2.29
2.27
2.26
2.19
2.17
2.16
2.08
1.94
1.86
1.85
1.80
1.70
1.59
1.57
1.53
1.52
1.51
1.30
1.27
1.26
1.25
1.21
1.17
0.98
0.89
0.84
0.79
0.77
0.73
0.73
0.72
0.72
0.66
0.65
0.57
0.53
0.50
0.50
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.46
0.44
0.41
0.37
0.36
0.33
0.31
0.27
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.22
0.21
0.20
0.20
0.19
0.19
0.18
0.17
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.11
0.11
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
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
0.01
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
255.2
510.4
765.5
1020.73
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