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Countries by Renewable Energy Use

Renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption.

211 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 DR Congo
96.3% of final consumption
Africa
World Bank, 2021
#2 Somalia
95.4% of final consumption
Africa
World Bank, 2022
#3 Liberia
92.8% of final consumption
Africa
World Bank, 2022
Median country
20.2% of final consumption
Across 211 ranked countries

Full Ranking (211 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

211 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1DR Congo96.3% of final consumption
2Somalia95.4% of final consumption
3Liberia92.8% of final consumption
4Gabon91.3% of final consumption
5Uganda90.9% of final consumption
5Central African Republic90.9% of final consumption
7Ethiopia90.6% of final consumption
8Guinea-Bissau87.4% of final consumption
9Madagascar83.1% of final consumption
10Zambia83.0% of final consumption
10Burundi83.0% of final consumption
12Bhutan82.5% of final consumption
13Zimbabwe82.4% of final consumption
13Iceland82.4% of final consumption
15Eritrea80.7% of final consumption
16Nigeria80.3% of final consumption
17Rwanda79.9% of final consumption
18Niger79.6% of final consumption
19Cameroon79.2% of final consumption
20Tanzania78.3% of final consumption
21Mozambique76.9% of final consumption
22Haiti76.7% of final consumption
23Togo75.1% of final consumption
24Nepal73.7% of final consumption
25Sierra Leone71.6% of final consumption
26Burkina Faso71.4% of final consumption
26Congo71.4% of final consumption
28Mali71.1% of final consumption
29Chad70.0% of final consumption
30Kenya67.7% of final consumption
31Guinea66.6% of final consumption
32Eswatini64.7% of final consumption
33Myanmar62.9% of final consumption
33Malawi62.9% of final consumption
35Guatemala62.1% of final consumption
36Norway61.4% of final consumption
37Sudan61.0% of final consumption
38Paraguay58.8% of final consumption
39Ivory Coast58.2% of final consumption
40Sweden57.9% of final consumption
41Uruguay57.8% of final consumption
42Liechtenstein56.9% of final consumption
43Papua New Guinea54.6% of final consumption
44Benin54.5% of final consumption
45Angola52.9% of final consumption
46Cambodia52.4% of final consumption
47Nicaragua50.4% of final consumption
48Finland50.2% of final consumption
49Solomon Islands50.1% of final consumption
50Laos49.2% of final consumption
51Sri Lanka48.8% of final consumption
52Gambia47.7% of final consumption
53Brazil46.5% of final consumption
54Honduras45.9% of final consumption
55Latvia44.0% of final consumption
56Sao Tome and Principe42.5% of final consumption
57Albania41.9% of final consumption
57Kiribati41.9% of final consumption
59Pakistan41.6% of final consumption
60Montenegro39.6% of final consumption
61Denmark39.5% of final consumption
62Comoros39.3% of final consumption
63Ghana39.0% of final consumption
64Estonia38.0% of final consumption
65Bosnia and Herzegovina36.6% of final consumption
66Austria36.0% of final consumption
67Samoa35.9% of final consumption
68Senegal35.4% of final consumption
69India34.9% of final consumption
69Tajikistan34.9% of final consumption
69Lesotho34.9% of final consumption
72Costa Rica34.2% of final consumption
73Croatia34.1% of final consumption
74Venezuela33.7% of final consumption
75Lithuania33.2% of final consumption
76South Sudan32.4% of final consumption
77Portugal32.3% of final consumption
78Belize30.8% of final consumption
79Peru30.6% of final consumption
80Namibia30.0% of final consumption
81Colombia29.7% of final consumption
82New Zealand28.9% of final consumption
83Fiji28.4% of final consumption
84Philippines28.0% of final consumption
84Panama28.0% of final consumption
86Switzerland27.7% of final consumption
87Kyrgyzstan27.6% of final consumption
88Botswana27.4% of final consumption
89Serbia27.2% of final consumption
90Djibouti26.9% of final consumption
91Georgia25.2% of final consumption
92Bangladesh25.0% of final consumption
92Vanuatu25.0% of final consumption
94Vietnam24.2% of final consumption
94Chile24.2% of final consumption
96Canada23.8% of final consumption
97Romania23.6% of final consumption
98Slovenia23.4% of final consumption
99El Salvador21.9% of final consumption
100Cape Verde21.8% of final consumption
101Greece21.5% of final consumption
102Moldova21.4% of final consumption
103Cuba20.9% of final consumption
104Luxembourg20.5% of final consumption
105Bulgaria20.4% of final consumption
106Indonesia20.2% of final consumption
107Afghanistan20.0% of final consumption
108Mauritania19.6% of final consumption
109North Macedonia19.5% of final consumption
110Thailand19.0% of final consumption
110Spain19.0% of final consumption
112Ecuador18.9% of final consumption
113Andorra18.7% of final consumption
114Slovakia17.9% of final consumption
115Germany17.6% of final consumption
116Italy17.5% of final consumption
117Czech Republic17.2% of final consumption
118France16.2% of final consumption
119Cyprus15.6% of final consumption
120State of Palestine15.4% of final consumption
121Hungary15.3% of final consumption
122China15.2% of final consumption
122Poland15.2% of final consumption
124Dominican Republic14.8% of final consumption
125North Korea14.7% of final consumption
126Suriname14.5% of final consumption
127Mexico13.0% of final consumption
128Bolivia12.8% of final consumption
129Ireland12.7% of final consumption
130Australia12.3% of final consumption
131United Kingdom12.2% of final consumption
131Netherlands12.2% of final consumption
131Marshall Islands12.2% of final consumption
134Guyana12.1% of final consumption
135Turkey12.0% of final consumption
136Belgium11.7% of final consumption
136Greenland11.7% of final consumption
138Tunisia11.6% of final consumption
139Jordan11.5% of final consumption
140Timor-Leste11.4% of final consumption
141Macao11.0% of final consumption
142United States10.9% of final consumption
142Morocco10.9% of final consumption
144Jamaica10.5% of final consumption
145Grenada10.0% of final consumption
146South Africa9.7% of final consumption
146Saint Lucia9.7% of final consumption
148New Caledonia9.6% of final consumption
149Argentina9.2% of final consumption
150Armenia9.1% of final consumption
151Ukraine8.9% of final consumption
151Dominica8.9% of final consumption
153Japan8.8% of final consumption
153Aruba8.8% of final consumption
155Mauritius8.6% of final consumption
155Malta8.6% of final consumption
157Belarus8.2% of final consumption
158Faroe Islands7.9% of final consumption
159Malaysia7.5% of final consumption
160French Polynesia7.0% of final consumption
161Lebanon6.8% of final consumption
162Guam6.7% of final consumption
163Israel6.2% of final consumption
164Egypt6.1% of final consumption
165U.S. Virgin Islands5.9% of final consumption
166Barbados5.5% of final consumption
167Tuvalu5.2% of final consumption
168Saint Vincent5.1% of final consumption
169Equatorial Guinea4.2% of final consumption
170Yemen3.7% of final consumption
171South Korea3.6% of final consumption
172Russia3.5% of final consumption
173Libya3.1% of final consumption
174Mongolia3.0% of final consumption
175Curaçao2.8% of final consumption
176Isle of Man2.7% of final consumption
177Puerto Rico2.5% of final consumption
178Tonga2.3% of final consumption
179Kazakhstan2.0% of final consumption
179Micronesia2.0% of final consumption
181Seychelles1.9% of final consumption
181Nauru1.9% of final consumption
183Azerbaijan1.3% of final consumption
183British Virgin Islands1.3% of final consumption
185Maldives1.2% of final consumption
186Iraq1.1% of final consumption
186Syria1.1% of final consumption
186Singapore1.1% of final consumption
186Bahamas1.1% of final consumption
190Uzbekistan1.0% of final consumption
190United Arab Emirates1.0% of final consumption
192Iran0.9% of final consumption
192Antigua and Barbuda0.9% of final consumption
192Bermuda0.9% of final consumption
192Palau0.9% of final consumption
196Turks and Caicos0.8% of final consumption
197Trinidad and Tobago0.5% of final consumption
197Northern Mariana Islands0.5% of final consumption
199Hong Kong0.4% of final consumption
199American Samoa0.4% of final consumption
201Algeria0.1% of final consumption
201Saudi Arabia0.1% of final consumption
201Turkmenistan0.1% of final consumption
201Oman0.1% of final consumption
201Kuwait0.1% of final consumption
206Qatar0.0% of final consumption
206Bahrain0.0% of final consumption
206Brunei0.0% of final consumption
206Cayman Islands0.0% of final consumption
206Sint Maarten0.0% of final consumption
206Gibraltar0.0% of final consumption

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by renewable energy.

  1. DR Congo96.3%
  2. Somalia95.4%
  3. Liberia92.8%
  4. Gabon91.3%
  5. Uganda90.9%
  6. Central African Republic90.9%
  7. Ethiopia90.6%
  8. Guinea-Bissau87.4%
  9. Madagascar83.1%
  10. Zambia83.0%
Top ten countries by renewable energy
NameRenewable Energy
DR Congo96.3%
Somalia95.4%
Liberia92.8%
Gabon91.3%
Uganda90.9%
Central African Republic90.9%
Ethiopia90.6%
Guinea-Bissau87.4%
Madagascar83.1%
Zambia83.0%

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average renewable energy by continent
NameValueShare
Africa5534.6%
South America2918.1%
Europe2615.9%
Oceania1710.7%
Asia1710.5%
North America1610.1%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption.

Coverage and vintage

211 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2021.