Countries that generate the most renewable electricity
Electricity generated from renewable sources (hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and others) by country, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Ranked first, 2024
China
3,480.3 terawatt-hours
World, 2024
9,957.3
terawatt-hours
Nigeria
#74
9.4 terawatt-hours in 2024, of 200 countries
Top 15
China ranked first with 3,480.3 terawatt-hours in 2024, 35.0% of the world total, followed by United States (1,068.6 terawatt-hours) and Brazil (650.1 terawatt-hours). Together the ten largest account for 71% of the world total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual figures; the latest year is often an EIA estimate and can be revised. Coal tonnes are not adjusted for quality.
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All 200 countries
| # | Country | terawatt-hours | Share of world | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3,480.3 | 35.0% | 2024 |
| 2 | United States | 1,068.6 | 10.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | Brazil | 650.1 | 6.5% | 2024 |
| 4 | India | 412.1 | 4.1% | 2024 |
| 5 | Canada | 404.8 | 4.1% | 2024 |
| 6 | Germany | 279.3 | 2.8% | 2024 |
| 7 | Japan | 227.9 | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 8 | Russia | 227.7 | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Spain | 156.2 | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 10 | Türkiye | 155.3 | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 11 | Norway | 154.1 | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 12 | France | 150.9 | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 13 | Vietnam | 145.4 | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 140.8 | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 15 | Italy | 129.0 | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 16 | Sweden | 119.3 | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 17 | Australia | 102.9 | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 18 | Colombia | 83.0 | 0.83% | 2024 |
| 19 | Mexico | 73.8 | 0.74% | 2024 |
| 20 | Venezuela | 73.0 | 0.73% | 2024 |
| 21 | Indonesia | 70.7 | 0.71% | 2024 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 63.4 | 0.64% | 2024 |
| 23 | Austria | 62.9 | 0.63% | 2024 |
| 24 | Chile | 62.1 | 0.62% | 2024 |
| 25 | South Korea | 56.0 | 0.56% | 2024 |
| 26 | Argentina | 55.2 | 0.55% | 2024 |
| 27 | Paraguay | 53.2 | 0.53% | 2024 |
| 28 | Switzerland | 53.2 | 0.53% | 2024 |
| 29 | Pakistan | 50.2 | 0.50% | 2024 |
| 30 | Poland | 49.9 | 0.50% | 2024 |
| 31 | Finland | 45.0 | 0.45% | 2024 |
| 32 | Laos | 40.1 | 0.40% | 2024 |
| 33 | Portugal | 40.0 | 0.40% | 2024 |
| 34 | Malaysia | 38.3 | 0.38% | 2024 |
| 35 | New Zealand | 37.8 | 0.38% | 2024 |
| 36 | Thailand | 36.2 | 0.36% | 2024 |
| 37 | Peru | 35.6 | 0.36% | 2024 |
| 38 | South Africa | 32.0 | 0.32% | 2024 |
| 39 | Denmark | 30.9 | 0.31% | 2024 |
| 40 | Belgium | 27.2 | 0.27% | 2024 |
| 41 | Egypt | 26.8 | 0.27% | 2024 |
| 42 | Romania | 25.6 | 0.26% | 2024 |
| 43 | Greece | 25.4 | 0.26% | 2024 |
| 44 | Philippines | 25.4 | 0.26% | 2024 |
| 45 | Ecuador | 23.7 | 0.24% | 2024 |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 21.0 | 0.21% | 2024 |
| 47 | Iran | 19.8 | 0.20% | 2024 |
| 48 | Iceland | 19.1 | 0.19% | 2024 |
| 49 | Zambia | 17.2 | 0.17% | 2024 |
| 50 | North Korea | 17.2 | 0.17% | 2024 |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 16.6 | 0.17% | 2024 |
| 52 | Mozambique | 16.5 | 0.17% | 2024 |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 16.2 | 0.16% | 2024 |
| 54 | DR Congo | 15.9 | 0.16% | 2024 |
| 55 | Ukraine | 15.7 | 0.16% | 2024 |
| 56 | Ireland | 14.3 | 0.14% | 2024 |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.0 | 0.14% | 2024 |
| 58 | Czechia | 13.6 | 0.14% | 2024 |
| 59 | Uruguay | 13.2 | 0.13% | 2024 |
| 60 | Hungary | 12.2 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 61 | Serbia | 12.2 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 62 | Kenya | 12.1 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 63 | Sudan | 11.8 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 11.7 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 65 | Angola | 11.5 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 66 | Nepal | 11.1 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 67 | Georgia | 11.1 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 68 | Bhutan | 11.0 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 11.0 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 70 | Guatemala | 10.8 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 71 | Croatia | 10.7 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 72 | Myanmar | 10.4 | 0.10% | 2024 |
| 73 | Morocco | 10.3 | 0.10% | 2024 |
| 74 | Nigeria | 9.4 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 75 | Panama | 9.1 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 9.1 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 9.1 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 78 | Ghana | 8.8 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 8.5 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 80 | Albania | 8.3 | 0.08% | 2024 |
| 81 | Israel | 8.1 | 0.08% | 2024 |
| 82 | Cambodia | 7.9 | 0.08% | 2024 |
| 83 | Slovenia | 7.3 | 0.07% | 2024 |
| 84 | Honduras | 6.9 | 0.07% | 2024 |
| 85 | Slovakia | 6.8 | 0.07% | 2024 |
| 86 | El Salvador | 6.1 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 5.9 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 89 | Jordan | 5.7 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 90 | Uganda | 5.6 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 91 | Cameroon | 5.3 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 92 | Lithuania | 5.2 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 93 | Bolivia | 4.6 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 4.5 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 95 | Latvia | 4.2 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 96 | Estonia | 3.4 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 3.3 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 3.1 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 99 | Singapore | 3.1 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 100 | Ivory Coast | 3.1 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 101 | Guinea | 3.0 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 102 | Tanzania | 2.9 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 103 | Armenia | 2.9 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 2.8 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 105 | Iraq | 2.4 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 106 | Montenegro | 2.4 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 2.3 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 108 | Lebanon | 2.3 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 109 | Qatar | 2.3 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 110 | Kuwait | 2.1 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 111 | Oman | 2.1 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 1.9 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 113 | Malawi | 1.8 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 114 | Namibia | 1.6 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 115 | Senegal | 1.5 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 116 | Belarus | 1.4 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 1.4 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 118 | Cyprus | 1.3 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 1.2 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 120 | Mali | 1.2 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 121 | Congo | 1.1 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 123 | Algeria | 1.0 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 124 | Madagascar | 1.0 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 125 | Tunisia | 0.9 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 126 | Gabon | 0.9 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 127 | Suriname | 0.9 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 128 | Syria | 0.9 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 0.9 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 0.8 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 131 | Mongolia | 0.8 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 132 | Cuba | 0.8 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 133 | Fiji | 0.7 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 134 | Moldova | 0.6 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 135 | Jamaica | 0.6 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 136 | Mauritius | 0.6 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 137 | Yemen | 0.6 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 138 | Eswatini | 0.6 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 139 | Rwanda | 0.6 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 140 | Greenland | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 141 | Mauritania | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 142 | Belize | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 144 | Palestine | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 145 | Hong Kong | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 146 | Burundi | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 147 | Malta | 0.3 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 148 | Liberia | 0.3 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 0.3 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 151 | Macau | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 152 | Faroe Islands | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 154 | Togo | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 155 | Aruba | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 156 | Haiti | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 157 | Cape Verde | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 158 | Guam | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 160 | Bahrain | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 161 | Barbados | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 162 | Seychelles | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 163 | Somalia | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 164 | Djibouti | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 165 | Samoa | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 166 | Maldives | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 167 | Eritrea | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 168 | Guyana | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 169 | Benin | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 170 | Niger | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 172 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 173 | Dominica | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 174 | Chad | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 175 | Bahamas | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 178 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 181 | Libya | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 183 | Tonga | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 184 | South Sudan | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 185 | Botswana | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 186 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 187 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 188 | Bermuda | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 189 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 190 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 191 | American Samoa | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 192 | Brunei | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 193 | Nauru | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 195 | Gambia | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 196 | Grenada | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 197 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 198 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 199 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 200 | Timor-Leste | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
Each country’s latest reported year is used, so years can differ. Countries that report no value are not ranked.