List of countries by renewable electricity production

This is a list of countries and dependencies by electricity generation from renewable sources.[1]

Renewable electricity generation by source and country in 2023[1]

Renewables accounted for 30% of electric generation in 2023. Renewables consist of hydro (47%), wind (26%), solar (18%), biomass (8%) and geothermal (1%). China produced 32% of global renewable electricity, followed by the United States (11%), Brazil (7.0%), Canada (4.7%) and India (4.3%).[1]

Renewable investment reached almost $500 billion globally in 2022,[2] amounting to 83% of new electric capacity that year.[3] The renewable energy industry employs almost 14 million people.[4]

Renewable production (TWh)

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Data in this table are from Ember and are for 2023 unless otherwise specified.[1] Includes some dependent territories. All figures are in terawatt-hours.

Links for each ___location go to the relevant electricity market page, when available.

Renewable production (percent)

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Data in this table are from Ember and are for 2023 unless otherwise specified.[1] Includes some dependent territories. The 'renewables' column indicates the percent of that country's electric generation that was renewable.

Links for each ___location go to the relevant electricity market page, when available.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Yearly Electricity Data". ember-energy.org. Retrieved 10 Feb 2025.
  2. ^ "A Record $495 Billion Invested in Renewable Energy in 2022". bnef.com. 2 Feb 2023. Retrieved 19 Dec 2023.
  3. ^ "Record Growth in Renewables Achieved Despite Energy Crisis". IRENA. 21 Mar 2023. Retrieved 19 Dec 2023.
  4. ^ "Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022". IRENA. 28 Sep 2023. Retrieved 19 Dec 2023.