Countries with the highest
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)

In 2016, Bhutan leads Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) with 100.00%. Iceland follows at 99.99%, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.01%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.025.050.075.0100BhutanBhutan: 100.00%100IcelandIceland: 99.99%100.0LesothoLesotho: 99.93%99.9AndorraAndorra: 99.10%99.1NorwayNorway: 97.82%97.8TajikistanTajikistan: 97.51%97.5Costa RicaCosta Rica: 97.22%97.2MalawiMalawi: 96.82%96.8Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 96.64%96.6UruguayUruguay: 96.46%96.5EswatiniEswatini: 95.70%95.7Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 95.63%95.6

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Bhutan 100.00%
2 Iceland 99.99%
3 Lesotho 99.93%
4 Andorra 99.10%
5 Norway 97.82%
6 Tajikistan 97.51%
7 Costa Rica 97.22%
8 Malawi 96.82%
9 Congo, Dem. Rep. 96.64%
10 Uruguay 96.46%
11 Eswatini 95.70%
12 Central African Republic 95.63%
13 Nepal 95.05%
14 Zambia 94.31%
15 Uganda 93.46%
16 Burundi 88.30%
17 Afghanistan 87.76%
18 Kyrgyz Republic 86.70%
19 Belize 86.45%
20 Luxembourg 85.11%
21 New Zealand 84.57%
22 Ethiopia 83.67%
23 Kenya 83.56%
24 Mozambique 82.51%
25 Georgia 80.69%
26 Brazil 79.71%
27 Austria 79.23%
28 Greenland 75.29%
29 Sierra Leone 74.25%
30 Panama 68.92%
31 Lao PDR 68.59%
32 Guinea 67.95%
33 Myanmar 66.96%
34 Croatia 66.84%
35 Canada 64.98%
36 Mali 64.49%
37 Switzerland 63.12%
38 Colombia 63.01%
39 Lithuania 62.94%
40 Venezuela, RB 62.32%
41 Guatemala 60.46%
42 Denmark 60.22%
43 Ecuador 60.21%
44 Angola 59.05%
45 El Salvador 58.87%
46 Montenegro 58.68%
47 Cameroon 58.29%
48 Sweden 57.21%
49 Sudan 56.68%
50 Portugal 55.52%

Analytical takeaways

  • Bhutan leads the global ranking for Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in 2016, with a lead of 0.01% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Central African Republic at 95.63%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.