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Daily Data InsightsFourteen countries in the world get almost all of their electricity from renewables

Fourteen countries in the world get almost all of their electricity from renewables

World map showing the percentage of renewable electricity. Countries with over 95% renewable electricity are highlighted in green.

Since 2020, 14 countries have consistently generated over 95% renewable electricity, according to Ember’s Yearly electricity data. In eight of these countries, electricity has been almost entirely renewable-based for over 20 years.

Renewable sources include hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, tidal, and wave power. In all these countries, the largest source of electricity was hydropower.

Sub-Saharan countries, however, use significantly less electricity in their energy mix compared to countries in Europe or North America.

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