Between 2003 and 2022, renewable electricity generation of World grew substantially from 10.82 to 29.83 quadrillion btu rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 7.85% in 2022.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| % | 22.85 % in 2015 | WB |
| Billion Kilowatthours | 8,559.23 Billion Kilowatthours in 2022 | EIA |
| million metric tons of oil equivalent | 751.74 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2022 | EIA |
| Rate | 28 % in 2020 | OECD |
| terajoules | 31,473,802.57 terajoules in 2022 | EIA |
| Consumption | 1,079.11 Million tonnes oil equivalent in 2022 | BP |
| Nuclear Electricity | 14.26 Quadrillion Btu in 2022 | EIA |
| Non-Hydro Renewable Electricity | 14.98 Quadrillion Btu in 2022 | EIA |
| Hydroelectricity | 14.85 Quadrillion Btu in 2022 | EIA |
| Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent | 751.74 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2022 | EIA |
| Terajoules | 31,473,802.57 terajoules in 2022 | EIA |
| Macro Region (Billion Kilowatthours in 2022) |
| Europe | 1,582.37 | EIA |
| North America | 1,492.23 | EIA + 1 other |
| Africa | 202.17 | EIA |
| Middle East | 43.79 | EIA |
| Asia | 120 timeseries | |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 116 timeseries | |
| Oceania | 56 timeseries | |
| South America | 76 timeseries | |
| Southeast Asia | 79 timeseries |
| Country (Billion Kilowatthours in 2022) |
China is the top country by renewable electricity generation in the world. As of 2022, renewable electricity generation in China was 2,717.06 billion kilowatthours that accounts for 31.80% of the world's renewable electricity generation. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, Brazil, Canada, and India) account for 59.73% of it. The world's total renewable electricity generation was estimated at 8,545.07 billion kilowatthours in 2022.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| China | 2,717.06 | EIA + 1 other |
| United States of America | 973.21 | EIA + 2 others |
| Brazil | 592.79 | EIA + 2 others |
| Canada | 445.91 | EIA + 2 others |
| India | 375.26 | EIA + 2 others |
| Germany | 257.96 | EIA + 2 others |
| Japan | 232.81 | EIA + 2 others |
| Russian Federation | 228.74 | EIA + 2 others |
| United Kingdom | 143.7 | EIA + 2 others |
| Norway | 143.1 | EIA + 2 others |
| Turkey | 128.73 | EIA + 2 others |
| Sweden | 122.06 | EIA + 2 others |
| Spain | 118.87 | EIA + 2 others |
| Viet Nam | 115.76 | EIA + 2 others |
| France | 115.13 | EIA + 2 others |
| Italy | 100.31 | EIA + 2 others |
| Australia | 90.68 | EIA + 2 others |
| Mexico | 72.66 | EIA + 2 others |
| Indonesia | 67.75 | EIA + 2 others |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 65.77 | EIA + 2 others |
| Colombia | 61.29 | EIA + 2 others |
| Chile | 51.44 | EIA + 2 others |
| Netherlands | 50.06 | EIA + 2 others |
| Austria | 46.74 | EIA + 2 others |
| Republic of Korea | 45.58 | EIA + 2 others |
| Paraguay | 44 | EIA + 2 others |
| Argentina | 43.14 | EIA + 2 others |
| Pakistan | 40.97 | EIA + 2 others |
| Finland | 38.97 | EIA + 2 others |
| New Zealand | 38.34 | EIA + 2 others |
| Switzerland | 36.74 | EIA + 2 others |
| Poland | 36.57 | EIA + 2 others |
| Malaysia | 36.07 | EIA + 2 others |
| Peru | 35.37 | EIA + 2 others |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 33.55 | EIA + 2 others |
| Thailand | 32.6 | EIA + 2 others |
| Denmark | 29.94 | EIA + 2 others |
| Portugal | 27.04 | EIA + 2 others |
| Ecuador | 26.43 | EIA + 2 others |
| Egypt | 24.74 | EIA + 2 others |
| Philippines | 24.66 | EIA + 2 others |
| Taiwan Province of China | 23.84 | EIA |
| Belgium | 23.35 | EIA + 2 others |
| Romania | 23.24 | EIA + 2 others |
| Greece | 22.97 | EIA + 2 others |
| Iceland | 19.86 | EIA + 2 others |
| South Africa | 19.41 | EIA + 2 others |
| Tajikistan | 18.66 | EIA + 2 others |
| Iran | 17.32 | EIA + 2 others |
| Zambia | 17.31 | EIA + 2 others |
| Mozambique | 15.67 | EIA + 2 others |
| Ethiopia | 15.41 | EIA + 2 others |
| Ukraine | 14.53 | EIA + 2 others |
| Ireland | 13.98 | EIA + 2 others |
| Uruguay | 13.81 | EIA + 2 others |
| Kazakhstan | 13.04 | EIA + 2 others |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12.89 | EIA + 1 other |
| Angola | 12.71 | EIA + 2 others |
| Costa Rica | 12.48 | EIA + 2 others |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11.9 | EIA + 2 others |
| Kenya | 11.37 | EIA + 2 others |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.04 | EIA + 2 others |
| Georgia | 10.86 | EIA + 2 others |
| Panama | 10.45 | EIA + 2 others |
| Serbia | 10.35 | EIA + 2 others |
| Myanmar | 10.07 | EIA + 2 others |
| Czech Republic | 10.02 | EIA + 2 others |
| Nepal | 9.81 | EIA + 1 other |
| Bulgaria | 9.48 | EIA + 2 others |
| Croatia | 9.03 | EIA + 2 others |
| Bhutan | 9 | EIA + 1 other |
| Guatemala | 8.86 | EIA + 2 others |
| Nigeria | 8.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| Hungary | 7.68 | EIA + 2 others |
| Ghana | 7.65 | EIA + 2 others |
| Honduras | 7.57 | EIA + 2 others |
| Israel | 7.55 | EIA + 2 others |
| Morocco | 7.52 | EIA + 2 others |
| Albania | 7 | EIA + 2 others |
| United Arab Emirates | 6.75 | EIA + 2 others |
| Sri Lanka | 6.32 | EIA + 2 others |
| Zimbabwe | 6.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| El Salvador | 5.78 | EIA + 2 others |
| Slovakia | 5.75 | EIA + 2 others |
| Uganda | 5.33 | EIA + 2 others |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.27 | EIA + 2 others |
| Cameroon | 5.07 | EIA + 2 others |
| Jordan | 5 | EIA + 2 others |
| Uzbekistan | 4.98 | EIA + 2 others |
| Cambodia | 4.48 | EIA + 2 others |
| Bolivia | 4.04 | EIA + 2 others |
| Slovenia | 3.92 | EIA + 2 others |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3.46 | EIA + 2 others |
| Singapore | 3.06 | EIA + 2 others |
| Dominican Republic | 3.05 | EIA + 2 others |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 2.94 | EIA + 2 others |
| Nicaragua | 2.94 | EIA + 2 others |
| Latvia | 2.93 | EIA + 2 others |
| Lithuania | 2.73 | EIA + 2 others |
| Iraq | 2.71 | EIA + 2 others |
| Estonia | 2.56 | EIA + 2 others |
| Armenia | 2.33 | EIA + 2 others |
| Guinea | 2.02 | EIA + 1 other |
| Senegal | 2 | EIA + 2 others |
| Azerbaijan | 1.84 | EIA + 2 others |
| Montenegro | 1.76 | EIA + 2 others |
| North Macedonia | 1.53 | EIA + 2 others |
| Mali | 1.49 | EIA + 1 other |
| Bangladesh | 1.33 | EIA + 2 others |
| Belarus | 1.31 | EIA + 2 others |
| Namibia | 1.3 | EIA + 2 others |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.28 | EIA + 2 others |
| Malawi | 1.28 | EIA + 1 other |
| Papua New Guinea | 1.22 | EIA + 1 other |
| Luxembourg | 1.05 | EIA + 2 others |
| Suriname | 1.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| Gabon | 1 | EIA + 2 others |
| Lebanon | 0.94 | EIA + 2 others |
| Congo | 0.9 | EIA + 2 others |
| Cyprus | 0.88 | EIA + 2 others |
| Madagascar | 0.87 | EIA + 2 others |
| Mongolia | 0.86 | EIA + 2 others |
| Cuba | 0.85 | EIA + 2 others |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 0.79 | EIA + 2 others |
| Afghanistan | 0.7 | EIA + 1 other |
| Algeria | 0.69 | EIA + 2 others |
| Mauritius | 0.67 | EIA + 2 others |
| Tunisia | 0.66 | EIA + 2 others |
| Fiji | 0.62 | EIA + 1 other |
| Jamaica | 0.61 | EIA + 2 others |
| Yemen | 0.6 | EIA + 2 others |
| Eswatini | 0.54 | EIA + 2 others |
| Rwanda | 0.53 | EIA + 2 others |
| Liberia | 0.53 | EIA + 1 other |
| Mauritania | 0.51 | EIA + 1 other |
| Lesotho | 0.5 | EIA + 1 other |
| Puerto Rico | 0.5 | EIA + 1 other |
| Republic of Moldova | 0.49 | EIA + 2 others |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.48 | EIA + 2 others |
| Malta | 0.3 | EIA + 2 others |
| Oman | 0.27 | EIA + 2 others |
| Burkina Faso | 0.25 | EIA + 1 other |
| Belize | 0.25 | EIA + 1 other |
| Burundi | 0.23 | EIA + 1 other |
| Hong Kong | 0.23 | EIA + 1 other |
| Togo | 0.23 | EIA + 2 others |
| Palestine | 0.21 | EIA + 1 other |
| Macau | 0.2 | EIA + 1 other |
| Kuwait | 0.2 | EIA + 2 others |
| Sierra Leone | 0.19 | EIA + 1 other |
| Central African Republic | 0.15 | EIA + 1 other |
| Qatar | 0.15 | EIA + 2 others |
| Haiti | 0.15 | EIA + 2 others |
| Barbados | 0.09 | EIA + 1 other |
| Seychelles | 0.09 | EIA + 1 other |
| Cabo Verde | 0.07 | EIA + 1 other |
| Samoa | 0.06 | EIA + 1 other |
| Maldives | 0.06 | EIA + 1 other |
| Niger | 0.05 | EIA + 2 others |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.04 | EIA + 1 other |
| Dominica | 0.04 | EIA + 1 other |
| Somalia | 0.04 | EIA + 1 other |
| Guyana | 0.02 | EIA + 2 others |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0.02 | EIA + 1 other |
| Chad | 0.02 | EIA + 1 other |
| Benin | 0.02 | EIA + 2 others |
| South Sudan | 0.02 | EIA + 2 others |
| Eritrea | 0.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| Vanuatu | 0.01 | EIA + 1 other |
| Bahrain | 0.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| Tonga | 0.01 | EIA + 1 other |
| Libya | 0.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| Solomon Islands | 0.01 | EIA + 1 other |
| Falkland Islands | 0.01 | EIA |
| Botswana | 0.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01 | EIA + 1 other |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 | EIA + 1 other |
| Turkmenistan | 0.01 | EIA + 2 others |
| Grenada | 0.01 | EIA + 1 other |
| Kiribati | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Nauru | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Bahamas | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Gambia | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0 | EIA + 2 others |
| Timor-Leste | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Guinea Bissau | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Djibouti | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Comoros | 0 | EIA + 1 other |
| Andorra | 86.12 % in 2015 | WB |
| Liechtenstein | 96.86 % in 2015 | WB |
| Marshall Islands | 0.23 % in 2015 | WB |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.6 % in 2015 | WB |
| Monaco | 0 % in 2015 | WB |
| Palau | 0 % in 2015 | WB |
| San Marino | 0 % in 2015 | WB |
| Sudan | 0.96 million metric tons of oil equivalent | EIA + 2 others |
| Tuvalu | 28.17 % in 2015 | WB |
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