Renewable Energy Consumption by Country

The Renewable Energy Consumption by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in renewable energy share, ranking higher those with the largest increases to highlight progress in sustainability and reducing fossil fuel dependence.

Ranking summary

Benin tops the rankings in Renewable Energy Consumption, recording an increase from 46.2% to 54.5%. Vietnam follows with a gain from 18.9% to 24.2%, while Belize rounds out the top three, rising from 26.6% to 30.8%.
Across all 188 countries, the average year-over-year change was -0.4 percentage points% with a median change of -0.1 percentage points%.
Overall, 65 countries improved in this area while 98 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.

Rank ⇵	Country ⇵	Most Recent Year ⇵	Previous Year ⇵	Change ⇵
1	Benin	54.5% (2021)	46.2% (2020)	+8.30 pp
2	Vietnam	24.2% (2021)	18.9% (2020)	+5.30 pp
3	Belize	30.8% (2022)	26.6% (2021)	+4.20 pp
4	Myanmar	62.9% (2021)	59.2% (2020)	+3.70 pp
5	North Korea	14.7% (2021)	11.2% (2020)	+3.50 pp
6	Liechtenstein	56.9% (2022)	53.6% (2021)	+3.30 pp
7	Finland	50.2% (2021)	47.3% (2020)	+2.90 pp
8	Venezuela	33.7% (2021)	31.2% (2020)	+2.50 pp
9	Georgia	25.2% (2021)	23.4% (2020)	+1.80 pp
10	Croatia	34.1% (2021)	32.4% (2020)	+1.70 pp
11	Sao Tome and Principe	42.5% (2022)	40.8% (2021)	+1.70 pp
12	Lithuania	33.2% (2021)	31.7% (2020)	+1.50 pp
13	Netherlands	12.2% (2021)	10.7% (2020)	+1.50 pp
14	Greece	21.5% (2021)	20.1% (2020)	+1.40 pp
15	Switzerland	27.7% (2021)	26.4% (2020)	+1.30 pp
16	Lesotho	34.9% (2022)	33.6% (2021)	+1.30 pp
17	Serbia	27.2% (2021)	26.0% (2020)	+1.20 pp
18	Australia	12.3% (2021)	11.2% (2020)	+1.10 pp
19	Cambodia	52.4% (2021)	51.4% (2020)	+1.00 pp
20	Solomon Islands	50.1% (2022)	49.1% (2021)	+1.00 pp
21	Portugal	32.3% (2021)	31.3% (2020)	+1.00 pp
22	Jordan	11.5% (2021)	10.7% (2020)	+0.80 pp
23	Bhutan	82.5% (2022)	81.8% (2021)	+0.70 pp
24	Armenia	9.1% (2021)	8.4% (2020)	+0.70 pp
25	Mexico	13.0% (2021)	12.3% (2020)	+0.70 pp
26	Slovenia	23.4% (2021)	22.7% (2020)	+0.70 pp
27	Nepal	73.7% (2021)	73.1% (2020)	+0.60 pp
28	Israel	6.2% (2021)	5.6% (2020)	+0.60 pp
29	Cyprus	15.6% (2021)	15.0% (2020)	+0.60 pp
30	Hungary	15.3% (2021)	14.8% (2020)	+0.50 pp
31	Lebanon	6.8% (2021)	6.3% (2020)	+0.50 pp
32	Malaysia	7.5% (2021)	7.0% (2020)	+0.50 pp
33	Norway	61.4% (2021)	60.9% (2020)	+0.50 pp
34	Rwanda	79.9% (2022)	79.4% (2021)	+0.50 pp
35	Sierra Leone	71.6% (2022)	71.1% (2021)	+0.50 pp
36	Tonga	2.3% (2022)	1.8% (2021)	+0.50 pp
37	Haiti	76.7% (2021)	76.3% (2020)	+0.40 pp
38	Vanuatu	25.0% (2022)	24.6% (2021)	+0.40 pp
39	Andorra	18.7% (2022)	18.4% (2021)	+0.30 pp
40	Japan	8.8% (2021)	8.5% (2020)	+0.30 pp
41	Nauru	1.9% (2022)	1.6% (2021)	+0.30 pp
42	China	15.2% (2021)	14.9% (2020)	+0.30 pp
43	Cameroon	79.2% (2021)	78.9% (2020)	+0.30 pp
44	Djibouti	26.9% (2022)	26.6% (2021)	+0.30 pp
45	Slovakia	17.9% (2021)	17.6% (2020)	+0.30 pp
46	Austria	36.0% (2021)	35.8% (2020)	+0.20 pp
47	Burkina Faso	71.4% (2022)	71.2% (2021)	+0.20 pp
48	Latvia	44.0% (2021)	43.8% (2020)	+0.20 pp
49	Ukraine	8.9% (2021)	8.7% (2020)	+0.20 pp
50	Tuvalu	5.2% (2022)	5.0% (2021)	+0.20 pp
51	Yemen	3.7% (2021)	3.5% (2020)	+0.20 pp
52	Singapore	1.1% (2021)	0.9% (2020)	+0.20 pp
53	Kazakhstan	2.0% (2021)	1.8% (2020)	+0.20 pp
54	Seychelles	1.9% (2022)	1.7% (2021)	+0.20 pp
55	Czech Republic	17.2% (2021)	17.0% (2020)	+0.20 pp
56	New Zealand	28.9% (2021)	28.7% (2020)	+0.20 pp
57	Papua New Guinea	54.6% (2022)	54.5% (2021)	+0.10 pp
58	Sweden	57.9% (2021)	57.8% (2020)	+0.10 pp
59	Mongolia	3.0% (2021)	2.9% (2020)	+0.10 pp
60	United Arab Emirates	1.0% (2021)	0.9% (2020)	+0.10 pp
61	Dominica	8.9% (2022)	8.8% (2021)	+0.10 pp
62	Marshall Islands	12.2% (2022)	12.1% (2021)	+0.10 pp
63	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5.1% (2022)	5.0% (2021)	+0.10 pp
64	Democratic Republic of the Congo	96.3% (2021)	96.2% (2020)	+0.10 pp
65	Chad	70.0% (2022)	69.9% (2021)	+0.10 pp
66	Afghanistan	20.0% (2022)	20.0% (2021)	+0.00 pp
67	Antigua and Barbuda	0.9% (2022)	0.9% (2021)	+0.00 pp
68	Azerbaijan	1.3% (2021)	1.3% (2020)	+0.00 pp
69	Bahamas	1.1% (2022)	1.1% (2021)	+0.00 pp
70	Barbados	5.5% (2022)	5.5% (2021)	+0.00 pp
71	Central African Republic	90.9% (2022)	90.9% (2021)	+0.00 pp
72	Congo	71.4% (2021)	71.4% (2020)	+0.00 pp
73	Denmark	39.5% (2021)	39.5% (2020)	+0.00 pp
74	Algeria	0.1% (2021)	0.1% (2020)	+0.00 pp
75	Gabon	91.3% (2021)	91.3% (2020)	+0.00 pp
76	Guinea-Bissau	87.4% (2022)	87.4% (2021)	+0.00 pp
77	Iran	0.9% (2021)	0.9% (2020)	+0.00 pp
78	Iraq	1.1% (2021)	1.1% (2020)	+0.00 pp
79	South Korea	3.6% (2021)	3.6% (2020)	+0.00 pp
80	Kuwait	0.1% (2021)	0.1% (2020)	+0.00 pp
81	Saint Lucia	9.7% (2022)	9.7% (2021)	+0.00 pp
82	Montenegro	39.6% (2021)	39.6% (2020)	+0.00 pp
83	Oman	0.1% (2021)	0.1% (2020)	+0.00 pp
84	Palau	0.9% (2022)	0.9% (2021)	+0.00 pp
85	Saudi Arabia	0.1% (2021)	0.1% (2020)	+0.00 pp
86	Somalia	95.4% (2022)	95.4% (2021)	+0.00 pp
87	Syria	1.1% (2021)	1.1% (2020)	+0.00 pp
88	Turkmenistan	0.1% (2021)	0.1% (2020)	+0.00 pp
89	Trinidad and Tobago	0.5% (2021)	0.5% (2020)	+0.00 pp
90	Uzbekistan	1.0% (2021)	1.0% (2020)	+0.00 pp
91	Burundi	83.0% (2022)	83.1% (2021)	-0.10 pp
92	Uganda	90.9% (2022)	91.0% (2021)	-0.10 pp
93	Canada	23.8% (2021)	23.9% (2020)	-0.10 pp
94	Suriname	14.5% (2021)	14.6% (2020)	-0.10 pp
95	United States	10.9% (2021)	11.0% (2020)	-0.10 pp
96	Micronesia	2.0% (2022)	2.1% (2021)	-0.10 pp
97	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.5% (2022)	1.6% (2021)	-0.10 pp
98	Libya	3.1% (2021)	3.2% (2020)	-0.10 pp
99	Samoa	35.9% (2022)	36.0% (2021)	-0.10 pp
100	South Africa	9.7% (2021)	9.8% (2020)	-0.10 pp
101	Ethiopia	90.6% (2021)	90.7% (2020)	-0.10 pp
102	Mali	71.1% (2022)	71.2% (2021)	-0.10 pp
103	Grenada	10.0% (2022)	10.2% (2021)	-0.20 pp
104	Morocco	10.9% (2021)	11.1% (2020)	-0.20 pp
105	Maldives	1.2% (2022)	1.4% (2021)	-0.20 pp
106	Russia	3.5% (2021)	3.7% (2020)	-0.20 pp
107	Belarus	8.2% (2021)	8.4% (2020)	-0.20 pp
108	Eritrea	80.7% (2021)	80.9% (2020)	-0.20 pp
109	Guinea	66.6% (2022)	66.8% (2021)	-0.20 pp
110	Botswana	27.4% (2021)	27.7% (2020)	-0.30 pp
111	Spain	19.0% (2021)	19.3% (2020)	-0.30 pp
112	Luxembourg	20.5% (2021)	20.8% (2020)	-0.30 pp
113	Kiribati	41.9% (2022)	42.2% (2021)	-0.30 pp
114	South Sudan	32.4% (2021)	32.8% (2020)	-0.40 pp
115	Liberia	92.8% (2022)	93.2% (2021)	-0.40 pp
116	Iceland	82.4% (2021)	82.9% (2020)	-0.50 pp
117	Sri Lanka	48.8% (2021)	49.3% (2020)	-0.50 pp
118	Madagascar	83.1% (2022)	83.6% (2021)	-0.50 pp
119	North Macedonia	19.5% (2021)	20.0% (2020)	-0.50 pp
120	Panama	28.0% (2021)	28.5% (2020)	-0.50 pp
121	Romania	23.6% (2021)	24.1% (2020)	-0.50 pp
122	Malta	8.6% (2021)	9.2% (2020)	-0.60 pp
123	Egypt	6.1% (2021)	6.7% (2020)	-0.60 pp
124	Argentina	9.2% (2021)	9.8% (2020)	-0.60 pp
125	Belgium	11.7% (2021)	12.3% (2020)	-0.60 pp
126	France	16.2% (2021)	16.8% (2020)	-0.60 pp
127	Timor-Leste	11.4% (2022)	12.1% (2021)	-0.70 pp
128	Bulgaria	20.4% (2021)	21.1% (2020)	-0.70 pp
129	Eswatini	64.7% (2022)	65.4% (2021)	-0.70 pp
130	Cabo Verde	21.8% (2022)	22.6% (2021)	-0.80 pp
131	Mauritius	8.6% (2021)	9.4% (2020)	-0.80 pp
132	Germany	17.6% (2021)	18.5% (2020)	-0.90 pp
133	Gambia	47.7% (2022)	48.6% (2021)	-0.90 pp
134	Moldova	21.4% (2021)	22.3% (2020)	-0.90 pp
135	Poland	15.2% (2021)	16.1% (2020)	-0.90 pp
136	Ghana	39.0% (2021)	40.0% (2020)	-1.00 pp
137	Equatorial Guinea	4.2% (2022)	5.2% (2021)	-1.00 pp
138	Ireland	12.7% (2021)	13.7% (2020)	-1.00 pp
139	Peru	30.6% (2021)	31.6% (2020)	-1.00 pp
140	Guyana	12.1% (2022)	13.2% (2021)	-1.10 pp
141	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36.6% (2021)	37.7% (2020)	-1.10 pp
142	Pakistan	41.6% (2021)	42.7% (2020)	-1.10 pp
143	Philippines	28.0% (2021)	29.1% (2020)	-1.10 pp
144	Togo	75.1% (2021)	76.2% (2020)	-1.10 pp
145	Dominican Republic	14.8% (2021)	16.0% (2020)	-1.20 pp
146	Italy	17.5% (2021)	18.7% (2020)	-1.20 pp
147	Jamaica	10.5% (2021)	11.7% (2020)	-1.20 pp
148	Namibia	30.0% (2021)	31.2% (2020)	-1.20 pp
149	India	34.9% (2021)	36.1% (2020)	-1.20 pp
150	Kenya	67.7% (2021)	69.0% (2020)	-1.30 pp
151	Ecuador	18.9% (2021)	20.2% (2020)	-1.30 pp
152	Fiji	28.4% (2022)	29.7% (2021)	-1.30 pp
153	Tunisia	11.6% (2021)	12.9% (2020)	-1.30 pp
154	United Kingdom	12.2% (2021)	13.6% (2020)	-1.40 pp
155	Nigeria	80.3% (2021)	81.8% (2020)	-1.50 pp
156	Sudan	61.0% (2021)	62.6% (2020)	-1.60 pp
157	Zimbabwe	82.4% (2021)	84.1% (2020)	-1.70 pp
158	Indonesia	20.2% (2021)	21.9% (2020)	-1.70 pp
159	Türkiye	12.0% (2021)	13.7% (2020)	-1.70 pp
160	El Salvador	21.9% (2021)	23.7% (2020)	-1.80 pp
161	Nicaragua	50.4% (2021)	52.2% (2020)	-1.80 pp
162	Thailand	19.0% (2021)	20.9% (2020)	-1.90 pp
163	Comoros	39.3% (2022)	41.2% (2021)	-1.90 pp
164	Costa Rica	34.2% (2021)	36.4% (2020)	-2.20 pp
165	Bangladesh	25.0% (2021)	27.2% (2020)	-2.20 pp
166	Laos	49.2% (2022)	51.5% (2021)	-2.30 pp
167	Colombia	29.7% (2021)	32.0% (2020)	-2.30 pp
168	Niger	79.6% (2021)	81.9% (2020)	-2.30 pp
169	Estonia	38.0% (2021)	40.4% (2020)	-2.40 pp
170	Kyrgyzstan	27.6% (2021)	30.0% (2020)	-2.40 pp
171	Zambia	83.0% (2021)	85.4% (2020)	-2.40 pp
172	Albania	41.9% (2021)	44.4% (2020)	-2.50 pp
173	Chile	24.2% (2021)	26.7% (2020)	-2.50 pp
174	Mauritania	19.6% (2022)	22.1% (2021)	-2.50 pp
175	Tanzania	78.3% (2021)	80.8% (2020)	-2.50 pp
176	Paraguay	58.8% (2021)	61.5% (2020)	-2.70 pp
177	Mozambique	76.9% (2021)	80.2% (2020)	-3.30 pp
178	Senegal	35.4% (2021)	38.7% (2020)	-3.30 pp
179	Guatemala	62.1% (2021)	65.5% (2020)	-3.40 pp
180	Uruguay	57.8% (2021)	61.2% (2020)	-3.40 pp
181	Brazil	46.5% (2021)	50.0% (2020)	-3.50 pp
182	Côte d'Ivoire	58.2% (2021)	61.8% (2020)	-3.60 pp
183	Cuba	20.9% (2021)	24.5% (2020)	-3.60 pp
184	Tajikistan	34.9% (2021)	38.8% (2020)	-3.90 pp
185	Bolivia	12.8% (2021)	16.9% (2020)	-4.10 pp
186	Honduras	45.9% (2021)	50.2% (2020)	-4.30 pp
187	Angola	52.9% (2021)	60.1% (2020)	-7.20 pp
188	Malawi	62.9% (2022)	71.1% (2021)	-8.20 pp

Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.