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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.

Year archive

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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
201 Turkmenistan 0.01%
202 Saudi Arabia 0.01%
203 Oman 0.01%
204 Comoros 0.00%
205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00%

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.