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Renewable electricity by country

Renewable electricity share · % of electricity generation · 90 countries ranked · 2025

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Rank 1 = best (higher is better for this indicator).25 of 90
  1. 1Costa RicaWorld rank 1st of 90
    up +0.1 pts
  2. 2EthiopiaWorld rank 1st of 90
    unchanged +0.0 pts
  3. 3ParaguayWorld rank 1st of 90
    unchanged +0.0 pts
  4. 4NorwayWorld rank 4th of 90
    up +0.4 pts
  5. 5UruguayWorld rank 5th of 90
    down −1.1 pts
  6. 6TajikistanWorld rank 6th of 90
    down −0.2 pts
  7. 7LuxembourgWorld rank 7th of 90
    up +0.8 pts
  8. 8DenmarkWorld rank 8th of 90
    up +2.0 pts
  9. 9KenyaWorld rank 9th of 90
    down −1.4 pts
  10. 10New ZealandWorld rank 10th of 90
    up +2.6 pts
  11. 11BrazilWorld rank 11th of 90
    down −0.7 pts
  12. 12El SalvadorWorld rank 12th of 90
    down −4.3 pts
  13. 13KyrgyzstanWorld rank 13th of 90
    down −4.0 pts
  14. 14AustriaWorld rank 14th of 90
    down −2.6 pts
  15. 15PortugalWorld rank 15th of 90
    down −4.2 pts
  16. 16GeorgiaWorld rank 16th of 90
    down −0.2 pts
  17. 17EcuadorWorld rank 17th of 90
    up +7.0 pts
  18. 18LithuaniaWorld rank 18th of 90
    down −6.7 pts
  19. 19ColombiaWorld rank 19th of 90
    up +15.7 pts
  20. 20CroatiaWorld rank 20th of 90
    up +2.8 pts
  21. 21MontenegroWorld rank 21st of 90
    up +16.1 pts
  22. 22LatviaWorld rank 22nd of 90
    down −0.4 pts
  23. 23SwedenWorld rank 23rd of 90
    up +1.8 pts
  24. 24SwitzerlandWorld rank 24th of 90
    up +0.4 pts
  25. 25ChileWorld rank 25th of 90
    down −3.7 pts

Ranking over time

Renewable electricity: the top 10 each year from 1985 to 2025. Press play to watch the race.

  • 1. Costa Rica: 100.0 % (2025)
  • 2. Ethiopia: 100.0 % (2025)
  • 3. Paraguay: 100.0 % (2025)
  • 4. Norway: 99.0 % (2025)
  • 5. Uruguay: 97.8 % (2025)
  • 6. Tajikistan: 94.4 % (2025)
  • 7. Luxembourg: 91.6 % (2025)
  • 8. Denmark: 91.2 % (2025)
  • 9. Kenya: 90.0 % (2025)
  • 10. New Zealand: 88.5 % (2025)
2025
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Bar chart race of Renewable electricity: top 10 countries per year from 1985 to 2025.

Source: Our World in Data — energy · renewables_share_elec · retrieved 12 Sep 2026

Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

Costa RicaEthiopiaParaguay
Rank over timeRank by year for Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Paraguay, 2000–2025.20002005201020152020202515101520RankCosta Rica · 1Ethiopia · 1Paraguay · 1

Rank by year for Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Paraguay, 2000–2025.

Renewable electricity by Country — 2025 Ranking | CountryAtlas