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Greenest Countries by Renewable Energy Usage
Hydropower-rich nations dominate the renewable energy rankings. Iceland is nearly 100% powered by renewable sources — primarily geothermal and hydroelectric energy. Norway, Brazil, and New Zealand also derive large shares of their energy from renewables.
Many developing nations also rank surprisingly high due to their reliance on biomass (wood, charcoal, agricultural waste) for energy. While this is technically renewable, it comes with deforestation and air quality concerns.
This ranking uses the share of total energy consumption from renewable sources, based on data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and World Bank.
Quick Facts
- Iceland is nearly 100% powered by renewable energy (geothermal + hydro).
- Hydropower is the largest single source of renewable energy globally.
- Many developing nations have high renewable shares due to biomass usage.
- The global renewable energy share is roughly 18% and growing.
| Rank | Country | Renewable Energy (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇩DR Congo | 96.3% |
| 2 | 🇸🇴Somalia | 95.4% |
| 3 | 🇱🇷Liberia | 92.8% |
| 4 | 🇬🇦Gabon | 91.3% |
| 5 | 🇨🇫Central African Republic | 90.9% |
| 5 | 🇺🇬Uganda | 90.9% |
| 7 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia | 90.6% |
| 8 | 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau | 87.4% |
| 9 | 🇲🇬Madagascar | 83.1% |
| 10 | 🇧🇮Burundi | 83.0% |
| 10 | 🇿🇲Zambia | 83.0% |
| 12 | 🇧🇹Bhutan | 82.5% |
| 13 | 🇿🇼Zimbabwe | 82.4% |
| 13 | 🇮🇸Iceland | 82.4% |
| 15 | 🇪🇷Eritrea | 80.7% |
| 16 | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 80.3% |
| 17 | 🇷🇼Rwanda | 79.9% |
| 18 | 🇳🇪Niger | 79.6% |
| 19 | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 79.2% |
| 20 | 🇹🇿Tanzania | 78.3% |
| 21 | 🇲🇿Mozambique | 76.9% |
| 22 | 🇭🇹Haiti | 76.7% |
| 23 | 🇹🇬Togo | 75.1% |
| 24 | 🇳🇵Nepal | 73.7% |
| 25 | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 71.6% |
| 26 | 🇨🇬Republic of the Congo | 71.4% |
| 26 | 🇧🇫Burkina Faso | 71.4% |
| 28 | 🇲🇱Mali | 71.1% |
| 29 | 🇹🇩Chad | 70.0% |
| 30 | 🇰🇪Kenya | 67.7% |
| 31 | 🇬🇳Guinea | 66.6% |
| 32 | 🇸🇿Eswatini | 64.7% |
| 33 | 🇲🇲Myanmar | 62.9% |
| 33 | 🇲🇼Malawi | 62.9% |
| 35 | 🇬🇹Guatemala | 62.1% |
| 36 | 🇳🇴Norway | 61.4% |
| 37 | 🇸🇩Sudan | 61.0% |
| 38 | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 58.8% |
| 39 | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast | 58.2% |
| 40 | 🇸🇪Sweden | 57.9% |
| 41 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 57.8% |
| 42 | 🇱🇮Liechtenstein | 56.9% |
| 43 | 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea | 54.6% |
| 44 | 🇧🇯Benin | 54.5% |
| 45 | 🇦🇴Angola | 52.9% |
| 46 | 🇰🇭Cambodia | 52.4% |
| 47 | 🇳🇮Nicaragua | 50.4% |
| 48 | 🇫🇮Finland | 50.2% |
| 49 | 🇸🇧Solomon Islands | 50.1% |
| 50 | 🇱🇦Laos | 49.2% |
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