Countries with the Most Renewable Electricity 2018

Source:  World Bank

Countries with the Most Renewable Electricity 2018

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Key Findings

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Bhutan leads in Renewable Share of Electricity (%) with 100 in 2018.
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Average Renewable Share of Electricity (%) in 2018: 91.20  ·  median: 92.30.
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Gap in 2018: Bhutan is 1.2× larger than Brazil.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Most Renewable Electricity 2018
Countries ranked by renewable share of electricity (%) in 2018, using World Bank figures for the 203 countries that reported that year. Bhutan leads on 100.0, ahead of Lesotho (99.9) and Norway (97.8). The share of electricity generated from renewable sources, which for several leaders is almost entirely hydropower. It covers electricity only, not heating or transport fuel.
Analysis

Bhutan (100.0), Lesotho (99.9) and Norway (97.8) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 100.0 down to 81.6, a spread of 18.4. Only 0.1 separates Bhutan from Lesotho in second, 0.1% of the leading figure. Bhutan also came first in 2017. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2017, 8 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 8 a lower one. The largest single move was Namibia, from 85.3 to 95.0. The chart shows the twenty highest of 203 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
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Top Value
100
Bhutan
Renewable Share of Electricity (%) · 2018
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Renewable Share of Electricity (%)
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Period
2018
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2018 · 20 observations
Measure
Renewable Share of Electricity (%)
Last updated
7 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
  • Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2018.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Renewable Share of Electricity (%) · ranked by 2018

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# Category 2018 Source
🥇 Bhutan 100
🥈 Lesotho 99.90
🥉 Norway 97.80
4 Costa Rica 97.70
5 Uruguay 97.40
6 Central African Republic 96.50
7 Andorra 96.40
8 Namibia 95
9 Tajikistan 94.10
10 Uganda 92.40
11 Kyrgyzstan 92.20
12 Ethiopia 91.30
13 Angola 88.10
14 Luxembourg 87.60
15 Zambia 84.60
16 New Zealand 83.70
17 Afghanistan 82.70
18 Georgia 82.60
19 Burundi 82.30
20 Brazil 81.60

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