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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.

Benin ranks #1 in 2021, showing a positive change from 46.2 to 54.5. Vietnam takes #2 with a positive change from 18.9 to 24.2, and Belize is #3, showing a positive change from 26.6 to 30.8.

Meanwhile, Honduras, Angola, and Malawi are at the bottom of the ranking. Honduras shows a negative change from 50.2 to 45.9, Angola sees a negative change from 60.1 to 52.9, and Malawi has a negative change from 71.1 to 62.9.

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Benin54.5% (2021)46.2% (2020)+8.30 pp
2Vietnam24.2% (2021)18.9% (2020)+5.30 pp
3Belize30.8% (2022)26.6% (2021)+4.20 pp
4Myanmar62.9% (2021)59.2% (2020)+3.70 pp
5North Korea14.7% (2021)11.2% (2020)+3.50 pp
6Liechtenstein56.9% (2022)53.6% (2021)+3.30 pp
7Finland50.2% (2021)47.3% (2020)+2.90 pp
8Venezuela33.7% (2021)31.2% (2020)+2.50 pp
9Georgia25.2% (2021)23.4% (2020)+1.80 pp
10Croatia34.1% (2021)32.4% (2020)+1.70 pp
11Sao Tome and Principe42.5% (2022)40.8% (2021)+1.70 pp
12Lithuania33.2% (2021)31.7% (2020)+1.50 pp
13Netherlands12.2% (2021)10.7% (2020)+1.50 pp
14Greece21.5% (2021)20.1% (2020)+1.40 pp
15Switzerland27.7% (2021)26.4% (2020)+1.30 pp
16Lesotho34.9% (2022)33.6% (2021)+1.30 pp
17Serbia27.2% (2021)26.0% (2020)+1.20 pp
18Australia12.3% (2021)11.2% (2020)+1.10 pp
19Cambodia52.4% (2021)51.4% (2020)+1.00 pp
20Solomon Islands50.1% (2022)49.1% (2021)+1.00 pp
21Portugal32.3% (2021)31.3% (2020)+1.00 pp
22Jordan11.5% (2021)10.7% (2020)+0.80 pp
23Bhutan82.5% (2022)81.8% (2021)+0.70 pp
24Armenia9.1% (2021)8.4% (2020)+0.70 pp
25Mexico13.0% (2021)12.3% (2020)+0.70 pp
26Slovenia23.4% (2021)22.7% (2020)+0.70 pp
27Nepal73.7% (2021)73.1% (2020)+0.60 pp
28Israel6.2% (2021)5.6% (2020)+0.60 pp
29Cyprus15.6% (2021)15.0% (2020)+0.60 pp
30Hungary15.3% (2021)14.8% (2020)+0.50 pp
31Lebanon6.8% (2021)6.3% (2020)+0.50 pp
32Malaysia7.5% (2021)7.0% (2020)+0.50 pp
33Norway61.4% (2021)60.9% (2020)+0.50 pp
34Rwanda79.9% (2022)79.4% (2021)+0.50 pp
35Sierra Leone71.6% (2022)71.1% (2021)+0.50 pp
36Tonga2.3% (2022)1.8% (2021)+0.50 pp
37Haiti76.7% (2021)76.3% (2020)+0.40 pp
38Vanuatu25.0% (2022)24.6% (2021)+0.40 pp
39Andorra18.7% (2022)18.4% (2021)+0.30 pp
40Japan8.8% (2021)8.5% (2020)+0.30 pp
41Nauru1.9% (2022)1.6% (2021)+0.30 pp
42China15.2% (2021)14.9% (2020)+0.30 pp
43Cameroon79.2% (2021)78.9% (2020)+0.30 pp
44Djibouti26.9% (2022)26.6% (2021)+0.30 pp
45Slovakia17.9% (2021)17.6% (2020)+0.30 pp
46Austria36.0% (2021)35.8% (2020)+0.20 pp
47Burkina Faso71.4% (2022)71.2% (2021)+0.20 pp
48Latvia44.0% (2021)43.8% (2020)+0.20 pp
49Ukraine8.9% (2021)8.7% (2020)+0.20 pp
50Tuvalu5.2% (2022)5.0% (2021)+0.20 pp
51Yemen3.7% (2021)3.5% (2020)+0.20 pp
52Singapore1.1% (2021)0.9% (2020)+0.20 pp
53Kazakhstan2.0% (2021)1.8% (2020)+0.20 pp
54Seychelles1.9% (2022)1.7% (2021)+0.20 pp
55Czech Republic17.2% (2021)17.0% (2020)+0.20 pp
56New Zealand28.9% (2021)28.7% (2020)+0.20 pp
57Papua New Guinea54.6% (2022)54.5% (2021)+0.10 pp
58Sweden57.9% (2021)57.8% (2020)+0.10 pp
59Mongolia3.0% (2021)2.9% (2020)+0.10 pp
60United Arab Emirates1.0% (2021)0.9% (2020)+0.10 pp
61Dominica8.9% (2022)8.8% (2021)+0.10 pp
62Marshall Islands12.2% (2022)12.1% (2021)+0.10 pp
63Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.1% (2022)5.0% (2021)+0.10 pp
64Chad70.0% (2022)69.9% (2021)+0.10 pp
65Democratic Republic of the Congo96.3% (2021)96.2% (2020)+0.10 pp
66Afghanistan20.0% (2022)20.0% (2021)+0.00 pp
67Algeria0.1% (2021)0.1% (2020)+0.00 pp
68Antigua and Barbuda0.9% (2022)0.9% (2021)+0.00 pp
69Azerbaijan1.3% (2021)1.3% (2020)+0.00 pp
70Bahamas1.1% (2022)1.1% (2021)+0.00 pp
71Barbados5.5% (2022)5.5% (2021)+0.00 pp
72Central African Republic90.9% (2022)90.9% (2021)+0.00 pp
73Congo71.4% (2021)71.4% (2020)+0.00 pp
74Denmark39.5% (2021)39.5% (2020)+0.00 pp
75Gabon91.3% (2021)91.3% (2020)+0.00 pp
76Guinea-Bissau87.4% (2022)87.4% (2021)+0.00 pp
77Iran0.9% (2021)0.9% (2020)+0.00 pp
78Iraq1.1% (2021)1.1% (2020)+0.00 pp
79South Korea3.6% (2021)3.6% (2020)+0.00 pp
80Kuwait0.1% (2021)0.1% (2020)+0.00 pp
81Montenegro39.6% (2021)39.6% (2020)+0.00 pp
82Oman0.1% (2021)0.1% (2020)+0.00 pp
83Palau0.9% (2022)0.9% (2021)+0.00 pp
84Saudi Arabia0.1% (2021)0.1% (2020)+0.00 pp
85Somalia95.4% (2022)95.4% (2021)+0.00 pp
86Saint Lucia9.7% (2022)9.7% (2021)+0.00 pp
87Syria1.1% (2021)1.1% (2020)+0.00 pp
88Trinidad and Tobago0.5% (2021)0.5% (2020)+0.00 pp
89Turkmenistan0.1% (2021)0.1% (2020)+0.00 pp
90Uzbekistan1.0% (2021)1.0% (2020)+0.00 pp
91Burundi83.0% (2022)83.1% (2021)-0.10 pp
92Uganda90.9% (2022)91.0% (2021)-0.10 pp
93Canada23.8% (2021)23.9% (2020)-0.10 pp
94Suriname14.5% (2021)14.6% (2020)-0.10 pp
95United States10.9% (2021)11.0% (2020)-0.10 pp
96Libya3.1% (2021)3.2% (2020)-0.10 pp
97Micronesia2.0% (2022)2.1% (2021)-0.10 pp
98Saint Kitts and Nevis1.5% (2022)1.6% (2021)-0.10 pp
99Samoa35.9% (2022)36.0% (2021)-0.10 pp
100South Africa9.7% (2021)9.8% (2020)-0.10 pp
101Ethiopia90.6% (2021)90.7% (2020)-0.10 pp
102Mali71.1% (2022)71.2% (2021)-0.10 pp
103Grenada10.0% (2022)10.2% (2021)-0.20 pp
104Morocco10.9% (2021)11.1% (2020)-0.20 pp
105Maldives1.2% (2022)1.4% (2021)-0.20 pp
106Russia3.5% (2021)3.7% (2020)-0.20 pp
107Belarus8.2% (2021)8.4% (2020)-0.20 pp
108Eritrea80.7% (2021)80.9% (2020)-0.20 pp
109Guinea66.6% (2022)66.8% (2021)-0.20 pp
110Botswana27.4% (2021)27.7% (2020)-0.30 pp
111Luxembourg20.5% (2021)20.8% (2020)-0.30 pp
112Spain19.0% (2021)19.3% (2020)-0.30 pp
113Kiribati41.9% (2022)42.2% (2021)-0.30 pp
114South Sudan32.4% (2021)32.8% (2020)-0.40 pp
115Liberia92.8% (2022)93.2% (2021)-0.40 pp
116Iceland82.4% (2021)82.9% (2020)-0.50 pp
117Madagascar83.1% (2022)83.6% (2021)-0.50 pp
118North Macedonia19.5% (2021)20.0% (2020)-0.50 pp
119Panama28.0% (2021)28.5% (2020)-0.50 pp
120Romania23.6% (2021)24.1% (2020)-0.50 pp
121Sri Lanka48.8% (2021)49.3% (2020)-0.50 pp
122Malta8.6% (2021)9.2% (2020)-0.60 pp
123Egypt6.1% (2021)6.7% (2020)-0.60 pp
124Argentina9.2% (2021)9.8% (2020)-0.60 pp
125Belgium11.7% (2021)12.3% (2020)-0.60 pp
126France16.2% (2021)16.8% (2020)-0.60 pp
127Timor-Leste11.4% (2022)12.1% (2021)-0.70 pp
128Bulgaria20.4% (2021)21.1% (2020)-0.70 pp
129Eswatini64.7% (2022)65.4% (2021)-0.70 pp
130Cabo Verde21.8% (2022)22.6% (2021)-0.80 pp
131Mauritius8.6% (2021)9.4% (2020)-0.80 pp
132Gambia47.7% (2022)48.6% (2021)-0.90 pp
133Germany17.6% (2021)18.5% (2020)-0.90 pp
134Moldova21.4% (2021)22.3% (2020)-0.90 pp
135Poland15.2% (2021)16.1% (2020)-0.90 pp
136Equatorial Guinea4.2% (2022)5.2% (2021)-1.00 pp
137Ghana39.0% (2021)40.0% (2020)-1.00 pp
138Ireland12.7% (2021)13.7% (2020)-1.00 pp
139Peru30.6% (2021)31.6% (2020)-1.00 pp
140Guyana12.1% (2022)13.2% (2021)-1.10 pp
141Bosnia and Herzegovina36.6% (2021)37.7% (2020)-1.10 pp
142Pakistan41.6% (2021)42.7% (2020)-1.10 pp
143Philippines28.0% (2021)29.1% (2020)-1.10 pp
144Togo75.1% (2021)76.2% (2020)-1.10 pp
145Dominican Republic14.8% (2021)16.0% (2020)-1.20 pp
146Italy17.5% (2021)18.7% (2020)-1.20 pp
147Jamaica10.5% (2021)11.7% (2020)-1.20 pp
148Namibia30.0% (2021)31.2% (2020)-1.20 pp
149India34.9% (2021)36.1% (2020)-1.20 pp
150Kenya67.7% (2021)69.0% (2020)-1.30 pp
151Ecuador18.9% (2021)20.2% (2020)-1.30 pp
152Fiji28.4% (2022)29.7% (2021)-1.30 pp
153Tunisia11.6% (2021)12.9% (2020)-1.30 pp
154United Kingdom12.2% (2021)13.6% (2020)-1.40 pp
155Nigeria80.3% (2021)81.8% (2020)-1.50 pp
156Sudan61.0% (2021)62.6% (2020)-1.60 pp
157Zimbabwe82.4% (2021)84.1% (2020)-1.70 pp
158Indonesia20.2% (2021)21.9% (2020)-1.70 pp
159Türkiye12.0% (2021)13.7% (2020)-1.70 pp
160El Salvador21.9% (2021)23.7% (2020)-1.80 pp
161Nicaragua50.4% (2021)52.2% (2020)-1.80 pp
162Thailand19.0% (2021)20.9% (2020)-1.90 pp
163Comoros39.3% (2022)41.2% (2021)-1.90 pp
164Costa Rica34.2% (2021)36.4% (2020)-2.20 pp
165Bangladesh25.0% (2021)27.2% (2020)-2.20 pp
166Laos49.2% (2022)51.5% (2021)-2.30 pp
167Colombia29.7% (2021)32.0% (2020)-2.30 pp
168Niger79.6% (2021)81.9% (2020)-2.30 pp
169Estonia38.0% (2021)40.4% (2020)-2.40 pp
170Kyrgyzstan27.6% (2021)30.0% (2020)-2.40 pp
171Zambia83.0% (2021)85.4% (2020)-2.40 pp
172Albania41.9% (2021)44.4% (2020)-2.50 pp
173Chile24.2% (2021)26.7% (2020)-2.50 pp
174Mauritania19.6% (2022)22.1% (2021)-2.50 pp
175Tanzania78.3% (2021)80.8% (2020)-2.50 pp
176Paraguay58.8% (2021)61.5% (2020)-2.70 pp
177Mozambique76.9% (2021)80.2% (2020)-3.30 pp
178Senegal35.4% (2021)38.7% (2020)-3.30 pp
179Guatemala62.1% (2021)65.5% (2020)-3.40 pp
180Uruguay57.8% (2021)61.2% (2020)-3.40 pp
181Brazil46.5% (2021)50.0% (2020)-3.50 pp
182Côte d'Ivoire58.2% (2021)61.8% (2020)-3.60 pp
183Cuba20.9% (2021)24.5% (2020)-3.60 pp
184Tajikistan34.9% (2021)38.8% (2020)-3.90 pp
185Bolivia12.8% (2021)16.9% (2020)-4.10 pp
186Honduras45.9% (2021)50.2% (2020)-4.30 pp
187Angola52.9% (2021)60.1% (2020)-7.20 pp
188Malawi62.9% (2022)71.1% (2021)-8.20 pp

Source: World Bank. Only countries with consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.