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.
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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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 | Chad | 70.0% (2022) | 69.9% (2021) | +0.10 pp |
65 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.3% (2021) | 96.2% (2020) | +0.10 pp |
66 | Afghanistan | 20.0% (2022) | 20.0% (2021) | +0.00 pp |
67 | Algeria | 0.1% (2021) | 0.1% (2020) | +0.00 pp |
68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% (2022) | 0.9% (2021) | +0.00 pp |
69 | Azerbaijan | 1.3% (2021) | 1.3% (2020) | +0.00 pp |
70 | Bahamas | 1.1% (2022) | 1.1% (2021) | +0.00 pp |
71 | Barbados | 5.5% (2022) | 5.5% (2021) | +0.00 pp |
72 | Central African Republic | 90.9% (2022) | 90.9% (2021) | +0.00 pp |
73 | Congo | 71.4% (2021) | 71.4% (2020) | +0.00 pp |
74 | Denmark | 39.5% (2021) | 39.5% (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 | Montenegro | 39.6% (2021) | 39.6% (2020) | +0.00 pp |
82 | Oman | 0.1% (2021) | 0.1% (2020) | +0.00 pp |
83 | Palau | 0.9% (2022) | 0.9% (2021) | +0.00 pp |
84 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% (2021) | 0.1% (2020) | +0.00 pp |
85 | Somalia | 95.4% (2022) | 95.4% (2021) | +0.00 pp |
86 | Saint Lucia | 9.7% (2022) | 9.7% (2021) | +0.00 pp |
87 | Syria | 1.1% (2021) | 1.1% (2020) | +0.00 pp |
88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% (2021) | 0.5% (2020) | +0.00 pp |
89 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% (2021) | 0.1% (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 | Libya | 3.1% (2021) | 3.2% (2020) | -0.10 pp |
97 | Micronesia | 2.0% (2022) | 2.1% (2021) | -0.10 pp |
98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% (2022) | 1.6% (2021) | -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 | Luxembourg | 20.5% (2021) | 20.8% (2020) | -0.30 pp |
112 | Spain | 19.0% (2021) | 19.3% (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 | Madagascar | 83.1% (2022) | 83.6% (2021) | -0.50 pp |
118 | North Macedonia | 19.5% (2021) | 20.0% (2020) | -0.50 pp |
119 | Panama | 28.0% (2021) | 28.5% (2020) | -0.50 pp |
120 | Romania | 23.6% (2021) | 24.1% (2020) | -0.50 pp |
121 | Sri Lanka | 48.8% (2021) | 49.3% (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 | Gambia | 47.7% (2022) | 48.6% (2021) | -0.90 pp |
133 | Germany | 17.6% (2021) | 18.5% (2020) | -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 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.2% (2022) | 5.2% (2021) | -1.00 pp |
137 | Ghana | 39.0% (2021) | 40.0% (2020) | -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 consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.