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United States
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Global rank#112out of 204 countries
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Historical trend

20.317.113.810.67.4199020062021United States · 2021: 20.27%United States

Analytical takeaways

  • United States records 20.27% for Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in 2021, ranking #112 globally out of 204 countries.
  • Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) increased from 11.47% in 1990 to 20.27% in 2021, a gain of 8.80%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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