Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 16,271.16 | 2012 | ||
| 2 | Denmark | 2,590.12 | 2012 | ||
| 3 | Finland | 2,083.93 | 2012 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | 1,996.12 | 2012 | ||
| 5 | Sweden | 1,882.5 | 2012 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 1,852.31 | 2011 | |||
| 6 | Spain | 1,428.3 | 2012 | ||
| 7 | Germany | 1,408.9 | 2012 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1,309.33 | 2012 | |||
| 8 | Portugal | 1,307.15 | 2012 | ||
| 9 | Estonia | 1,069.89 | 2012 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1,052.34 | 2011 | |||
| 10 | Ireland | 968.66 | 2012 | ||
| 11 | Austria | 890.17 | 2012 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 873.26 | 2012 | |||
| 12 | Belgium | 818.51 | 2012 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 811.51 | 2011 | |||
| 13 | Italy | 785.37 | 2012 | ||
| 14 | United States | 760.54 | 2012 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 757.03 | 2011 | |||
| 15 | Netherlands | 728.07 | 2012 | ||
| 16 | European Union | 718.04 | 2011 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 698.9 | 2012 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 667.41 | 2011 | |||
| 17 | Canada | 653.2 | 2012 | ||
| 18 | United Kingdom | 568 | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Czech Republic | 562.06 | 2012 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 439.06 | 2011 | |||
| 20 | Australia | 438.42 | 2012 | ||
| 21 | Greece | 415.86 | 2012 | ||
| 22 | Costa Rica | 387.32 | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Poland | 382.72 | 2012 | ||
| 24 | Norway | 382.16 | 2012 | ||
| 25 | France | 377.77 | 2012 | ||
| 26 | Luxembourg | 368.81 | 2012 | ||
| 27 | Chile | 365.71 | 2012 | ||
| 28 | Japan | 338.53 | 2012 | ||
| 29 | El Salvador | 290.43 | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Uruguay | 283.14 | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Hungary | 247.29 | 2012 | ||
| 32 | Slovakia | 245.83 | 2012 | ||
| 33 | Lithuania | 208.9 | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Switzerland | 208.2 | 2012 | ||
| 35 | Singapore | 203.14 | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Slovenia | 201.64 | 2012 | ||
| 37 | Brazil | 177.42 | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Cyprus | 159.42 | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Guatemala | 149.93 | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Nicaragua | 145.13 | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Bulgaria | 138.53 | 2011 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 122.18 | 2011 | |||
| 42 | Jamaica | 118.23 | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Philippines | 106.52 | 2011 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 105.81 | 2011 | |||
| 44 | Turkey | 99.27 | 2012 | ||
| 45 | Latvia | 92.31 | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Mexico | 91.15 | 2012 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 85.46 | 2011 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 78.71 | 2011 | |||
| 47 | China | 77.77 | 2011 | ||
| 48 | Romania | 74.21 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Thailand | 65.88 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | South Korea | 60.36 | 2012 | ||
| 51 | Croatia | 59.8 | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Argentina | 52.86 | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Malaysia | 46.77 | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Kenya | 43.52 | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Colombia | 43.33 | 2011 | ||
| 56 | India | 43.13 | 2011 | ||
| 57 | Cuba | 41.5 | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Indonesia | 39.25 | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Ecuador | 37.12 | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Honduras | 36.52 | 2011 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 35.63 | 2011 | |||
| 61 | Israel | 30.6 | 2012 | ||
| 62 | Malta | 26.4 | 2011 | ||
| 63 | Peru | 24.78 | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Egypt | 24.66 | 2011 | ||
| 65 | Bolivia | 23.83 | 2011 | ||
| 66 | Morocco | 21.58 | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Belarus | 11.4 | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Tunisia | 10.21 | 2011 | ||
| 69 | South Africa | 8.07 | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 6.85 | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Panama | 6.15 | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Gabon | 5.65 | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Ukraine | 5.54 | 2011 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5.11 | 2011 | |||
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 5.09 | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Brunei | 4.92 | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Senegal | 4.2 | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Russia | 3.93 | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3 | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Haiti | 3.09 | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Cameroon | 2.93 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Iran | 2.9 | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 2.66 | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Jordan | 1.78 | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Vietnam | 1.62 | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Cambodia | 1.57 | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Armenia | 1.01 | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.475 | 2011 | ||
| 88 | Eritrea | 0.337 | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Togo | 0.309 | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Hong Kong | 0.283 | 2011 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 0.264 | 2011 | |||
| 91 | Ethiopia | 0.213 | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Benin | 0.102 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Georgia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Kosovo | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Uzbekistan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Qatar | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Sudan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Venezuela | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Syria | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Serbia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Ghana | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Pakistan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Oman | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Yemen | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Albania | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Azerbaijan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Angola | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Mozambique | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Algeria | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Iraq | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | North Korea | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Namibia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Burma | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Tanzania | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Montenegro | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Libya | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Bangladesh | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Nigeria | 0.0 | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita
- Iceland has had the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita since 1998.
- Denmark ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita amongst European Union in 2012.
- Germany ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
- Israel ranked last for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
- Finland ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita amongst Eurozone in 2012.
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita are Christian.
- Sweden ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita amongst Non-religious countries in 2012.
- Spain ranked third for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita amongst NATO countries in 2012.
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita are Tourist destination.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita are European.
