Renewable power generation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Renewable power generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 45.36 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 2684.15 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in the Comoros: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Renewable power generation, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 2684.15 1 1980 - 2023
USA 973.21 2 1980 - 2023
Brazil 592.79 3 1980 - 2023
Canada 444.39 4 1980 - 2023
India 375.26 5 1980 - 2023
Germany 257.93 6 1991 - 2023
Japan 232.81 7 1980 - 2023
Russia 209.68 8 1992 - 2023
UK 143.7 9 1980 - 2023
Norway 143.1 10 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 136.42 11 1980 - 2023
Turkey 135.4 12 1980 - 2023
Sweden 122.53 13 1980 - 2023
Spain 121.06 14 1980 - 2023
France 115.27 15 1980 - 2023
Italy 100.31 16 1980 - 2023
Australia 90.68 17 1980 - 2023
Mexico 74.58 18 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 67.75 19 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 64.54 20 1980 - 2023
Colombia 61.61 21 1980 - 2023
Austria 51.19 22 1980 - 2023
Chile 50.38 23 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 50.06 24 1980 - 2023
South Korea 46.61 25 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 44.11 26 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 44.08 27 1980 - 2023
Argentina 43.14 28 1980 - 2023
Finland 39.19 29 1980 - 2023
Laos 38.85 30 1980 - 2023
Poland 38.28 31 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 37.6 32 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 37.05 33 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 36.17 34 1980 - 2023
Thailand 34.07 35 1980 - 2023
Peru 33.08 36 1980 - 2023
Denmark 29.26 37 1980 - 2023
Portugal 27.75 38 1980 - 2023
Egypt 26.51 39 1980 - 2023
Belgium 25.57 40 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 25.13 41 1980 - 2023
Philippines 24.68 42 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 23.84 43 1980 - 2023
Romania 23.61 44 1980 - 2023
Greece 22.51 45 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 19.93 46 1992 - 2023
Iceland 19.87 47 1980 - 2023
South Africa 19.43 48 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 17.4 49 1980 - 2023
Zambia 17.31 50 1980 - 2023
North Korea 16.75 51 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 16.37 52 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 16.03 53 1992 - 2023
DR Congo 15.33 54 1980 - 2023
Iran 14.19 55 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 13.5 56 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 13.46 57 1992 - 2023
Ireland 13.39 58 1980 - 2023
Angola 13.08 59 1980 - 2023
Sudan 12.04 60 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 11.9 61 1992 - 2023
Guatemala 11.41 62 1980 - 2023
Kenya 11.39 63 1980 - 2023
Georgia 10.86 64 1992 - 2023
Czechia 10.84 65 1993 - 2023
Bhutan 10.77 66 1980 - 2023
Nepal 10.7 67 1980 - 2023
Serbia 10.49 68 2006 - 2023
Burma 9.5 69 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 9.48 70 1980 - 2023
Panama 9.45 71 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 9.4 72 1980 - 2023
Croatia 8.55 73 1992 - 2023
Ghana 8.37 74 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 8.32 75 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 7.75 76 1980 - 2023
Hungary 7.68 77 1980 - 2023
Morocco 7.52 78 1980 - 2023
Honduras 7.2 79 1980 - 2023
Albania 6.97 80 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 6.92 81 1992 - 2023
Cambodia 6.9 82 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 6.03 83 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 6.02 84 1980 - 2023
Israel 5.8 85 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 5.75 86 1993 - 2023
Uganda 5.6 87 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 5.57 88 1992 - 2023
Cameroon 5.3 89 1980 - 2023
Jordan 5.22 90 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 4.18 91 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 4.09 92 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 4.03 93 1992 - 2023
Latvia 3.77 94 1992 - 2023
Ivory Coast 3.46 95 1980 - 2023
Armenia 3.37 96 1992 - 2023
Iraq 3.03 97 1980 - 2023
Guinea 2.97 98 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 2.93 99 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 2.91 100 1992 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2.84 101 1980 - 2023
Estonia 2.81 102 1992 - 2023
Nicaragua 2.77 103 1980 - 2023
Singapore 2.75 104 1980 - 2023
Lebanon 2 105 1980 - 2023
Mali 1.86 106 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 1.84 107 1992 - 2023
Malawi 1.76 108 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 1.76 109 2006 - 2023
Senegal 1.75 110 1980 - 2023
Oman 1.67 111 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 1.59 112 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 1.59 113 1992 - 2023
Gabon 1.54 114 1980 - 2023
Namibia 1.3 115 1990 - 2023
Belarus 1.26 116 1992 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.12 117 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 1.07 118 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 1.05 119 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.96 120 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.94 121 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.93 122 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0.89 123 1980 - 2023
Syria 0.89 124 1980 - 2023
Algeria 0.86 125 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.83 126 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.81 127 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 0.76 128 1980 - 2023
Cuba 0.67 129 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0.66 130 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.65 131 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0.6 132 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0.59 133 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0.58 134 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0.53 135 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0.51 136 1992 - 2023
Yemen 0.51 137 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.48 138 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.48 139 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.45 140 1980 - 2023
Belize 0.41 141 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.33 142 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.3 143 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.26 144 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0.26 145 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.23 146 1980 - 2023
Macao 0.2 147 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.19 148 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.19 149 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.18 150 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0.16 151 1986 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.15 152 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.14 153 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0.14 154 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0.13 155 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0.09 156 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0.09 157 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.09 158 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0.07 159 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.07 160 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0.07 161 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0.06 162 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0.05 163 1994 - 2023
Guyana 0.03 164 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.02 165 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 0.02 166 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.02 167 1980 - 2023
Chad 0.02 168 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.02 169 1980 - 2023
Niger 0.02 170 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.02 171 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.02 172 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0.01 173 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0.01 174 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0.01 175 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.01 176 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0.01 177 1980 - 2023
Libya 0.01 178 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.01 179 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.01 180 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.01 181 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0.01 182 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.01 183 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.01 184 1992 - 2023
Comoros 0 185 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 186 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 187 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 188 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0 189 1980 - 2023



Definition: Total Renewables Electricity Net Generation (Net generation excludes the energy consumed by the generating units and also excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage)

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1. China
2. USA
3. Brazil
4. Canada
5. India
6. Germany
7. Japan
8. Russia
9. UK
10. Norway
11. Vietnam
12. Turkey
13. Sweden
14. Spain
15. France
16. Italy
17. Australia
18. Mexico
19. Indonesia
20. Venezuela
21. Colombia
22. Austria
23. Chile
24. Netherlands
25. South Korea
26. Paraguay
27. Pakistan
28. Argentina
29. Finland
30. Laos
31. Poland
32. New Zealand
33. Switzerland
34. Malaysia
35. Thailand
36. Peru
37. Denmark
38. Portugal
39. Egypt
40. Belgium
41. Ecuador
42. Philippines
43. Taiwan
44. Romania
45. Greece
46. Tajikistan
47. Iceland
48. South Africa
49. Ethiopia
50. Zambia
51. North Korea
52. Mozambique
53. Ukraine
54. DR Congo
55. Iran
56. Uruguay
57. Kazakhstan
58. Ireland
59. Angola
60. Sudan
61. Kyrgyzstan
62. Guatemala
63. Kenya
64. Georgia
65. Czechia
66. Bhutan
67. Nepal
68. Serbia
69. Burma
70. Bulgaria
71. Panama
72. Nigeria
73. Croatia
74. Ghana
75. Sri Lanka
76. UA Emirates
77. Hungary
78. Morocco
79. Honduras
80. Albania
81. Uzbekistan
82. Cambodia
83. El Salvador
84. Zimbabwe
85. Israel
86. Slovakia
87. Uganda
88. Bosnia & Herz.
89. Cameroon
90. Jordan
91. Bolivia
92. Domin. Rep.
93. Slovenia
94. Latvia
95. Ivory Coast
96. Armenia
97. Iraq
98. Guinea
99. Tanzania
100. Lithuania
101. Saudi Arabia
102. Estonia
103. Nicaragua
104. Singapore
105. Lebanon
106. Mali
107. Azerbaijan
108. Malawi
109. Montenegro
110. Senegal
111. Oman
112. Bangladesh
113. North Macedonia
114. Gabon
115. Namibia
116. Belarus
117. Luxembourg
118. Puerto Rico
119. R. of Congo
120. Papua N.G.
121. Suriname
122. Madagascar
123. Cyprus
124. Syria
125. Algeria
126. Afghanistan
127. N. Caledonia
128. Mongolia
129. Cuba
130. Tunisia
131. Fiji
132. Mauritius
133. Rwanda
134. Jamaica
135. Swaziland
136. Moldova
137. Yemen
138. Eq. Guinea
139. Lesotho
140. Mauritania
141. Belize
142. Hong Kong
143. Malta
144. Burkina Faso
145. Burundi
146. Faroe Isl.
147. Macao
148. Haiti
149. Sierra Leone
150. Togo
151. Aruba
152. Cape Verde
153. C.A. Republic
154. Qatar
155. Liberia
156. Bahrain
157. Barbados
158. Seychelles
159. Djibouti
160. Samoa
161. Somalia
162. Maldives
163. Eritrea
164. Guyana
165. Ant.& Barb.
166. Bahamas
167. Benin
168. Chad
169. Dominica
170. Niger
171. St. Vincent & ...
172. Vanuatu
173. Bermuda
174. Botswana
175. Brunei
176. Gambia
177. Kiribati
178. Libya
179. Saint Lucia
180. S.T.&Principe
181. Solomon Isl.
182. Tonga
183. Tr.&Tobago
184. Turkmenistan
185. Comoros
186. Gibraltar
187. Grenada
188. G.-Bissau
189. Montserrat
2684.15
973.21
592.79
444.39
375.26
257.93
232.81
209.68
143.70
143.10
136.42
135.40
122.53
121.06
115.27
100.31
90.68
74.58
67.75
64.54
61.61
51.19
50.38
50.06
46.61
44.11
44.08
43.14
39.19
38.85
38.28
37.60
37.05
36.17
34.07
33.08
29.26
27.75
26.51
25.57
25.13
24.68
23.84
23.61
22.51
19.93
19.87
19.43
17.40
17.31
16.75
16.37
16.03
15.33
14.19
13.50
13.46
13.39
13.08
12.04
11.90
11.41
11.39
10.86
10.84
10.77
10.70
10.49
9.50
9.48
9.45
9.40
8.55
8.37
8.32
7.75
7.68
7.52
7.20
6.97
6.92
6.90
6.03
6.02
5.80
5.75
5.60
5.57
5.30
5.22
4.18
4.09
4.03
3.77
3.46
3.37
3.03
2.97
2.93
2.91
2.84
2.81
2.77
2.75
2.00
1.86
1.84
1.76
1.76
1.75
1.67
1.59
1.59
1.54
1.30
1.26
1.12
1.07
1.05
0.96
0.94
0.93
0.89
0.89
0.86
0.83
0.81
0.76
0.67
0.66
0.65
0.60
0.59
0.58
0.53
0.51
0.51
0.48
0.48
0.45
0.41
0.33
0.30
0.26
0.26
0.23
0.20
0.19
0.19
0.18
0.16
0.15
0.14
0.14
0.13
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.02
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
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
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