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Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Electricity production from renewable sources (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources includes hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IcelandIceland 54,807.79 2012
2 NorwayNorway 28,640.72 2012
3 CanadaCanada 11,547.92 2012
4 SwedenSweden 10,141.31 2012
5 ParaguayParaguay 8,766.8 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 7,634.34 2011
6 New ZealandNew Zealand 7,137.44 2012
7 AustriaAustria 5,563.99 2012
8 FinlandFinland 5,187.57 2012
9 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5,034.92 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 4,973.51 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 4,272.24 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 3,755.99 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 3,048.12 2011
10 VenezuelaVenezuela 2,836.21 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 2,739.89 2012
11 DenmarkDenmark 2,593.16 2012
12 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 2,563.92 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 2,448.9 2011
13 BrazilBrazil 2,352.41 2011
14 UruguayUruguay 2,198.03 2011
15 SloveniaSlovenia 2,092.65 2012
16 TajikistanTajikistan 2,050.84 2011
17 MontenegroMontenegro 1,939.92 2011
18 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1,893.33 2011
19 SpainSpain 1,871.78 2012
20 PortugalPortugal 1,836.57 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1,808.16 2012
21 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,759.83 2011
22 GermanyGermany 1,670.71 2012
23 United StatesUnited States 1,652.58 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1,523.22 2011
24 LatviaLatvia 1,495.01 2011
25 ItalyItaly 1,472.96 2012
26 ChileChile 1,466.43 2012
27 European UnionEuropean Union 1,330.96 2011
28 AlbaniaAlbania 1,318.37 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1,283.56 2011
29 FranceFrance 1,236.55 2012
30 SerbiaSerbia 1,194.01 2011
31 RussiaRussia 1,164 2011
32 IrelandIreland 1,143.44 2012
33 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1,142.65 2011
34 CroatiaCroatia 1,108.96 2011
35 PanamaPanama 1,101.79 2011
36 EstoniaEstonia 1,101.24 2012
37 ColombiaColombia 1,081.55 2011
38 AustraliaAustralia 1,056.75 2012
39 SlovakiaSlovakia 1,010.49 2012
40 JapanJapan 947.83 2012
41 TurkeyTurkey 881.26 2012
42 BelgiumBelgium 852.08 2012
43 ArmeniaArmenia 840.72 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 839.78 2011
44 ZambiaZambia 837.18 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 829.75 2011
45 ArgentinaArgentina 827.84 2011
46 GreeceGreece 796.62 2012
47 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 775.48 2012
48 EcuadorEcuador 767.32 2011
49 RomaniaRomania 762.92 2011
50 PeruPeru 753.24 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 734.52 2011
51 NetherlandsNetherlands 734.39 2012
52 MozambiqueMozambique 683.85 2011
53 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 681.59 2011
54 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 650.68 2012
55 NamibiaNamibia 633.11 2011
56 El SalvadorEl Salvador 611.87 2011
57 ChinaChina 597.76 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 555.17 2011
58 LuxembourgLuxembourg 551.33 2012
59 North KoreaNorth Korea 535.9 2011
60 BulgariaBulgaria 535.5 2011
61 GabonGabon 513.16 2011
62 ZimbabweZimbabwe 497.05 2011
63 KazakhstanKazakhstan 476.06 2011
64 PolandPoland 435.57 2012
65 HondurasHonduras 398.5 2011
66 GuatemalaGuatemala 370.58 2011
67 LithuaniaLithuania 367.31 2011
68 MexicoMexico 354.74 2012
69 UzbekistanUzbekistan 347.63 2011
70 VietnamVietnam 341.1 2011
71 MalaysiaMalaysia 311.83 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 306.87 2011
72 GhanaGhana 304.62 2011
73 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 291.72 2011
74 HungaryHungary 268.71 2012
75 BoliviaBolivia 251.15 2011
76 UkraineUkraine 245.02 2011
77 Sri LankaSri Lanka 228.19 2011
78 NicaraguaNicaragua 220.32 2011
79 CameroonCameroon 210.76 2011
80 PhilippinesPhilippines 208.55 2011
81 SingaporeSingapore 203.14 2011
82 AngolaAngola 198.56 2011
83 ThailandThailand 188.49 2011
84 EgyptEgypt 187.57 2011
85 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 187.2 2011
86 LebanonLebanon 183.67 2011
87 SudanSudan 177.49 2011
88 IranIran 162.77 2011
89 PakistanPakistan 161.88 2011
90 CyprusCyprus 159.42 2011
91 JamaicaJamaica 155.55 2011
92 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 153.53 2011
93 IndiaIndia 150.13 2011
94 SyriaSyria 149.49 2011
95 South KoreaSouth Korea 133.75 2012
96 IraqIraq 130.35 2011
97 KenyaKenya 125.63 2011
98 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 122.74 2011
99 NepalNepal 121.85 2011
100 MoldovaMoldova 98.85 2011
101 BurmaBurma 98.39 2011
102 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 94.79 2011
103 IndonesiaIndonesia 90.19 2011
104 MoroccoMorocco 79.98 2011
105 KosovoKosovo 58.63 2011
106 EthiopiaEthiopia 57.36 2011
107 TanzaniaTanzania 56.41 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 53.75 2011
108 CubaCuba 50.28 2011
109 South AfricaSouth Africa 48.73 2011
110 NigeriaNigeria 34.41 2011
111 IsraelIsrael 34.14 2012
112 MaltaMalta 26.4 2011
113 SenegalSenegal 23.48 2011
114 TogoTogo 16.22 2011
115 BelarusBelarus 15.83 2011
116 TunisiaTunisia 15.27 2011
117 HaitiHaiti 15.05 2011
118 AlgeriaAlgeria 13.29 2011
119 JordanJordan 10.68 2011
120 BangladeshBangladesh 5.7 2011
121 BruneiBrunei 4.92 2011
122 CambodiaCambodia 4.66 2011
123 EritreaEritrea 0.337 2011
124 Hong KongHong Kong 0.283 2011
125 BeninBenin 0.102 2011
=126 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.0 2011
=126 BahrainBahrain 0.0 2011
=126 LibyaLibya 0.0 2011
=126 QatarQatar 0.0 2011
=126 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.0 2011
=126 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2011
=126 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.0 2011
=126 OmanOman 0.0 2011
=126 YemenYemen 0.0 2011
=126 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2011
=126 MongoliaMongolia 0.0 2011
=126 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2011

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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita

  • Iceland ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
  • Norway has ranked in the top 2 for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita since 1960.
  • Sweden ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Canada ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
  • Austria ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst Eurozone in 2012.
  • All of the top 3 countries by electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita are Sparsely populated.
  • All of the top 2 countries by electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita are Christian.
  • All of the top 2 countries by electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita are European.
  • All of the top 2 countries by electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita are Cold countries'.
  • United Kingdom ranked 6th last for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst NATO countries in 2012.
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