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Electricity production from renewable sources (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources includes hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 54,807.79 | 2012 | ||
| 2 | Norway | 28,640.72 | 2012 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 11,547.92 | 2012 | ||
| 4 | Sweden | 10,141.31 | 2012 | ||
| 5 | Paraguay | 8,766.8 | 2011 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 7,634.34 | 2011 | |||
| 6 | New Zealand | 7,137.44 | 2012 | ||
| 7 | Austria | 5,563.99 | 2012 | ||
| 8 | Finland | 5,187.57 | 2012 | ||
| 9 | Switzerland | 5,034.92 | 2012 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 4,973.51 | 2012 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 4,272.24 | 2011 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 3,755.99 | 2011 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 3,048.12 | 2011 | |||
| 10 | Venezuela | 2,836.21 | 2011 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2,739.89 | 2012 | |||
| 11 | Denmark | 2,593.16 | 2012 | ||
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,563.92 | 2011 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2,448.9 | 2011 | |||
| 13 | Brazil | 2,352.41 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Uruguay | 2,198.03 | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Slovenia | 2,092.65 | 2012 | ||
| 16 | Tajikistan | 2,050.84 | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Montenegro | 1,939.92 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Costa Rica | 1,893.33 | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Spain | 1,871.78 | 2012 | ||
| 20 | Portugal | 1,836.57 | 2012 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1,808.16 | 2012 | |||
| 21 | Georgia | 1,759.83 | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Germany | 1,670.71 | 2012 | ||
| 23 | United States | 1,652.58 | 2012 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 1,523.22 | 2011 | |||
| 24 | Latvia | 1,495.01 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Italy | 1,472.96 | 2012 | ||
| 26 | Chile | 1,466.43 | 2012 | ||
| 27 | European Union | 1,330.96 | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Albania | 1,318.37 | 2011 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1,283.56 | 2011 | |||
| 29 | France | 1,236.55 | 2012 | ||
| 30 | Serbia | 1,194.01 | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Russia | 1,164 | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Ireland | 1,143.44 | 2012 | ||
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,142.65 | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Croatia | 1,108.96 | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Panama | 1,101.79 | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Estonia | 1,101.24 | 2012 | ||
| 37 | Colombia | 1,081.55 | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Australia | 1,056.75 | 2012 | ||
| 39 | Slovakia | 1,010.49 | 2012 | ||
| 40 | Japan | 947.83 | 2012 | ||
| 41 | Turkey | 881.26 | 2012 | ||
| 42 | Belgium | 852.08 | 2012 | ||
| 43 | Armenia | 840.72 | 2011 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 839.78 | 2011 | |||
| 44 | Zambia | 837.18 | 2011 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 829.75 | 2011 | |||
| 45 | Argentina | 827.84 | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Greece | 796.62 | 2012 | ||
| 47 | Czech Republic | 775.48 | 2012 | ||
| 48 | Ecuador | 767.32 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Romania | 762.92 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Peru | 753.24 | 2011 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 734.52 | 2011 | |||
| 51 | Netherlands | 734.39 | 2012 | ||
| 52 | Mozambique | 683.85 | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Republic of Macedonia | 681.59 | 2011 | ||
| 54 | United Kingdom | 650.68 | 2012 | ||
| 55 | Namibia | 633.11 | 2011 | ||
| 56 | El Salvador | 611.87 | 2011 | ||
| 57 | China | 597.76 | 2011 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 555.17 | 2011 | |||
| 58 | Luxembourg | 551.33 | 2012 | ||
| 59 | North Korea | 535.9 | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Bulgaria | 535.5 | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Gabon | 513.16 | 2011 | ||
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 497.05 | 2011 | ||
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 476.06 | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Poland | 435.57 | 2012 | ||
| 65 | Honduras | 398.5 | 2011 | ||
| 66 | Guatemala | 370.58 | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Lithuania | 367.31 | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Mexico | 354.74 | 2012 | ||
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 347.63 | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Vietnam | 341.1 | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Malaysia | 311.83 | 2011 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 306.87 | 2011 | |||
| 72 | Ghana | 304.62 | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 291.72 | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Hungary | 268.71 | 2012 | ||
| 75 | Bolivia | 251.15 | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Ukraine | 245.02 | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 228.19 | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Nicaragua | 220.32 | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Cameroon | 210.76 | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Philippines | 208.55 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Singapore | 203.14 | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Angola | 198.56 | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Thailand | 188.49 | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Egypt | 187.57 | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Republic of the Congo | 187.2 | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Lebanon | 183.67 | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Sudan | 177.49 | 2011 | ||
| 88 | Iran | 162.77 | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Pakistan | 161.88 | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Cyprus | 159.42 | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Jamaica | 155.55 | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 153.53 | 2011 | ||
| 93 | India | 150.13 | 2011 | ||
| 94 | Syria | 149.49 | 2011 | ||
| 95 | South Korea | 133.75 | 2012 | ||
| 96 | Iraq | 130.35 | 2011 | ||
| 97 | Kenya | 125.63 | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 122.74 | 2011 | ||
| 99 | Nepal | 121.85 | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Moldova | 98.85 | 2011 | ||
| 101 | Burma | 98.39 | 2011 | ||
| 102 | Cote d'Ivoire | 94.79 | 2011 | ||
| 103 | Indonesia | 90.19 | 2011 | ||
| 104 | Morocco | 79.98 | 2011 | ||
| 105 | Kosovo | 58.63 | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Ethiopia | 57.36 | 2011 | ||
| 107 | Tanzania | 56.41 | 2011 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 53.75 | 2011 | |||
| 108 | Cuba | 50.28 | 2011 | ||
| 109 | South Africa | 48.73 | 2011 | ||
| 110 | Nigeria | 34.41 | 2011 | ||
| 111 | Israel | 34.14 | 2012 | ||
| 112 | Malta | 26.4 | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Senegal | 23.48 | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Togo | 16.22 | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Belarus | 15.83 | 2011 | ||
| 116 | Tunisia | 15.27 | 2011 | ||
| 117 | Haiti | 15.05 | 2011 | ||
| 118 | Algeria | 13.29 | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Jordan | 10.68 | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Bangladesh | 5.7 | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Brunei | 4.92 | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Cambodia | 4.66 | 2011 | ||
| 123 | Eritrea | 0.337 | 2011 | ||
| 124 | Hong Kong | 0.283 | 2011 | ||
| 125 | Benin | 0.102 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Libya | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Qatar | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Oman | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Yemen | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
| =126 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita
- Iceland ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
- Norway has ranked in the top 2 for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita since 1960.
- Sweden ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst European Union in 2012.
- Canada ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
- Austria ranked first for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst Eurozone in 2012.
- All of the top 3 countries by electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita are Sparsely populated.
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita are Christian.
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita are European.
- All of the top 2 countries by electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita are Cold countries'.
- United Kingdom ranked 6th last for electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita amongst NATO countries in 2012.
