Renewable power generation - Country rankings

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Renewable power generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 44.97 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 2717.06 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in the Bahamas: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. 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 2717.06 1 1980 - 2022
USA 973.21 2 1980 - 2022
Brazil 592.79 3 1980 - 2022
Canada 445.91 4 1980 - 2022
India 375.26 5 1980 - 2022
Germany 257.96 6 1991 - 2022
Japan 232.81 7 1980 - 2022
Russia 228.74 8 1992 - 2022
UK 143.7 9 1980 - 2022
Norway 143.1 10 1980 - 2022
Turkey 128.73 11 1980 - 2022
Sweden 122.06 12 1980 - 2022
Spain 118.87 13 1980 - 2022
Vietnam 115.76 14 1980 - 2022
France 115.13 15 1980 - 2022
Italy 100.31 16 1980 - 2022
Australia 90.68 17 1980 - 2022
Mexico 72.66 18 1980 - 2022
Indonesia 67.75 19 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 65.77 20 1980 - 2022
Colombia 61.29 21 1980 - 2022
Chile 51.44 22 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 50.06 23 1980 - 2022
Austria 46.74 24 1980 - 2022
South Korea 45.58 25 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 44 26 1980 - 2022
Argentina 43.14 27 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 40.97 28 1980 - 2022
Finland 38.97 29 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 38.34 30 1980 - 2022
Switzerland 36.74 31 1980 - 2022
Poland 36.57 32 1980 - 2022
Malaysia 36.07 33 1980 - 2022
Peru 35.37 34 1980 - 2022
Laos 33.55 35 1980 - 2022
Thailand 32.6 36 1980 - 2022
Denmark 29.94 37 1980 - 2022
Portugal 27.04 38 1980 - 2022
Ecuador 26.43 39 1980 - 2022
Egypt 24.74 40 1980 - 2022
Philippines 24.66 41 1980 - 2022
Taiwan 23.84 42 1980 - 2022
Belgium 23.35 43 1980 - 2022
Romania 23.24 44 1980 - 2022
Greece 22.97 45 1980 - 2022
Iceland 19.86 46 1980 - 2022
South Africa 19.41 47 1980 - 2022
Tajikistan 18.66 48 1992 - 2022
Iran 17.32 49 1980 - 2022
Zambia 17.31 50 1980 - 2022
Mozambique 15.67 51 1980 - 2022
Ethiopia 15.41 52 1980 - 2022
Ukraine 14.53 53 1992 - 2022
Ireland 13.98 54 1980 - 2022
Uruguay 13.81 55 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 13.04 56 1992 - 2022
North Korea 12.89 57 1980 - 2022
Angola 12.71 58 1980 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 11.9 59 1992 - 2022
Kenya 11.37 60 1980 - 2022
Sudan 11.14 61 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 11.04 62 1980 - 2022
Georgia 10.86 63 1992 - 2022
Panama 10.45 64 1980 - 2022
Serbia 10.35 65 2006 - 2022
Burma 10.07 66 1980 - 2022
Czechia 10.02 67 1993 - 2022
Nepal 9.81 68 1980 - 2022
Bulgaria 9.48 69 1980 - 2022
Croatia 9.03 70 1992 - 2022
Bhutan 9 71 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 8.86 72 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 8.01 73 1980 - 2022
Hungary 7.68 74 1980 - 2022
Ghana 7.65 75 1980 - 2022
Honduras 7.57 76 1980 - 2022
Israel 7.55 77 1980 - 2022
Morocco 7.52 78 1980 - 2022
Albania 7 79 1980 - 2022
UA Emirates 6.75 80 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 6.32 81 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 6.01 82 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 5.78 83 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 5.75 84 1993 - 2022
Uganda 5.33 85 1980 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 5.27 86 1992 - 2022
Cameroon 5.07 87 1980 - 2022
Jordan 5 88 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 4.98 89 1992 - 2022
Cambodia 4.48 90 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 4.04 91 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 3.92 92 1992 - 2022
Ivory Coast 3.46 93 1980 - 2022
Singapore 3.06 94 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 3.05 95 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 2.94 96 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 2.94 97 1980 - 2022
Latvia 2.93 98 1992 - 2022
Lithuania 2.73 99 1992 - 2022
Iraq 2.71 100 1980 - 2022
Estonia 2.56 101 1992 - 2022
Armenia 2.33 102 1992 - 2022
Guinea 2.02 103 1980 - 2022
Senegal 2 104 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 1.84 105 1992 - 2022
Montenegro 1.76 106 2006 - 2022
North Macedonia 1.53 107 1992 - 2022
Mali 1.49 108 1980 - 2022
Bangladesh 1.33 109 1980 - 2022
Belarus 1.31 110 1992 - 2022
Namibia 1.3 111 1990 - 2022
Malawi 1.28 112 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 1.28 113 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 1.22 114 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 1.05 115 1980 - 2022
Suriname 1.01 116 1980 - 2022
Gabon 1 117 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 0.94 118 1980 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.9 119 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 0.88 120 1980 - 2022
Madagascar 0.87 121 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 0.86 122 1980 - 2022
Cuba 0.85 123 1980 - 2022
Syria 0.79 124 1980 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.7 125 1980 - 2022
Algeria 0.69 126 1980 - 2022
Mauritius 0.67 127 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 0.66 128 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0.62 129 1980 - 2022
Jamaica 0.61 130 1980 - 2022
Yemen 0.6 131 1980 - 2022
Swaziland 0.54 132 1980 - 2022
Liberia 0.53 133 1980 - 2022
Rwanda 0.53 134 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.51 135 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0.5 136 1980 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.5 137 1980 - 2022
Moldova 0.49 138 1992 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.48 139 1980 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0.45 140 1980 - 2022
Malta 0.3 141 1980 - 2022
Oman 0.27 142 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.25 143 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.25 144 1980 - 2022
Burundi 0.23 145 1980 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.23 146 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.23 147 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 0.2 148 1980 - 2022
Macao 0.2 149 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.19 150 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.16 151 1980 - 2022
Aruba 0.15 152 1986 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.15 153 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0.15 154 1980 - 2022
Qatar 0.15 155 1980 - 2022
Barbados 0.09 156 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0.09 157 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.07 158 1980 - 2022
Maldives 0.06 159 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.06 160 1980 - 2022
Niger 0.05 161 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0.04 162 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0.04 163 1980 - 2022
Somalia 0.04 164 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.02 165 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.02 166 1980 - 2022
Chad 0.02 167 1980 - 2022
Guyana 0.02 168 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 0.01 169 1980 - 2022
Bermuda 0.01 170 1980 - 2022
Botswana 0.01 171 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.01 172 1994 - 2022
Grenada 0.01 173 1980 - 2022
Libya 0.01 174 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.01 175 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.01 176 1980 - 2022
Tonga 0.01 177 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.01 178 1980 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0.01 179 1992 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.01 180 1980 - 2022
Bahamas 0 181 1980 - 2022
Brunei 0 182 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0 183 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0 184 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0 185 1980 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 186 1980 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0 187 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0 188 1980 - 2022
Montserrat 0 189 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 190 1980 - 2022



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. Turkey
12. Sweden
13. Spain
14. Vietnam
15. France
16. Italy
17. Australia
18. Mexico
19. Indonesia
20. Venezuela
21. Colombia
22. Chile
23. Netherlands
24. Austria
25. South Korea
26. Paraguay
27. Argentina
28. Pakistan
29. Finland
30. New Zealand
31. Switzerland
32. Poland
33. Malaysia
34. Peru
35. Laos
36. Thailand
37. Denmark
38. Portugal
39. Ecuador
40. Egypt
41. Philippines
42. Taiwan
43. Belgium
44. Romania
45. Greece
46. Iceland
47. South Africa
48. Tajikistan
49. Iran
50. Zambia
51. Mozambique
52. Ethiopia
53. Ukraine
54. Ireland
55. Uruguay
56. Kazakhstan
57. North Korea
58. Angola
59. Kyrgyzstan
60. Kenya
61. Sudan
62. DR Congo
63. Georgia
64. Panama
65. Serbia
66. Burma
67. Czechia
68. Nepal
69. Bulgaria
70. Croatia
71. Bhutan
72. Guatemala
73. Nigeria
74. Hungary
75. Ghana
76. Honduras
77. Israel
78. Morocco
79. Albania
80. UA Emirates
81. Sri Lanka
82. Zimbabwe
83. El Salvador
84. Slovakia
85. Uganda
86. Bosnia & Herz.
87. Cameroon
88. Jordan
89. Uzbekistan
90. Cambodia
91. Bolivia
92. Slovenia
93. Ivory Coast
94. Singapore
95. Domin. Rep.
96. Nicaragua
97. Tanzania
98. Latvia
99. Lithuania
100. Iraq
101. Estonia
102. Armenia
103. Guinea
104. Senegal
105. Azerbaijan
106. Montenegro
107. North Macedonia
108. Mali
109. Bangladesh
110. Belarus
111. Namibia
112. Malawi
113. Saudi Arabia
114. Papua N.G.
115. Luxembourg
116. Suriname
117. Gabon
118. Lebanon
119. R. of Congo
120. Cyprus
121. Madagascar
122. Mongolia
123. Cuba
124. Syria
125. Afghanistan
126. Algeria
127. Mauritius
128. Tunisia
129. Fiji
130. Jamaica
131. Yemen
132. Swaziland
133. Liberia
134. Rwanda
135. Mauritania
136. Lesotho
137. Puerto Rico
138. Moldova
139. Eq. Guinea
140. N. Caledonia
141. Malta
142. Oman
143. Belize
144. Burkina Faso
145. Burundi
146. Hong Kong
147. Togo
148. Kuwait
149. Macao
150. Sierra Leone
151. Faroe Isl.
152. Aruba
153. C.A. Republic
154. Haiti
155. Qatar
156. Barbados
157. Seychelles
158. Cape Verde
159. Maldives
160. Samoa
161. Niger
162. Dominica
163. St. Vincent & ...
164. Somalia
165. Ant.& Barb.
166. Benin
167. Chad
168. Guyana
169. Bahrain
170. Bermuda
171. Botswana
172. Eritrea
173. Grenada
174. Libya
175. S.T.&Principe
176. Solomon Isl.
177. Tonga
178. Tr.&Tobago
179. Turkmenistan
180. Vanuatu
181. Bahamas
182. Brunei
183. Comoros
184. Djibouti
185. Gambia
186. Gibraltar
187. G.-Bissau
188. Kiribati
189. Montserrat
190. Saint Lucia
2717.06
973.21
592.79
445.91
375.26
257.96
232.81
228.74
143.70
143.10
128.73
122.06
118.87
115.76
115.13
100.31
90.68
72.66
67.75
65.77
61.29
51.44
50.06
46.74
45.58
44.00
43.14
40.97
38.97
38.34
36.74
36.57
36.07
35.37
33.55
32.60
29.94
27.04
26.43
24.74
24.66
23.84
23.35
23.24
22.97
19.86
19.41
18.66
17.32
17.31
15.67
15.41
14.53
13.98
13.81
13.04
12.89
12.71
11.90
11.37
11.14
11.04
10.86
10.45
10.35
10.07
10.02
9.81
9.48
9.03
9.00
8.86
8.01
7.68
7.65
7.57
7.55
7.52
7.00
6.75
6.32
6.01
5.78
5.75
5.33
5.27
5.07
5.00
4.98
4.48
4.04
3.92
3.46
3.06
3.05
2.94
2.94
2.93
2.73
2.71
2.56
2.33
2.02
2.00
1.84
1.76
1.53
1.49
1.33
1.31
1.30
1.28
1.28
1.22
1.05
1.01
1.00
0.94
0.90
0.88
0.87
0.86
0.85
0.79
0.70
0.69
0.67
0.66
0.62
0.61
0.60
0.54
0.53
0.53
0.51
0.50
0.50
0.49
0.48
0.45
0.30
0.27
0.25
0.25
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.20
0.20
0.19
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.09
0.09
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.04
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
679.3
1358.5
2037.8
2717.06


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