Solar & Wind Power by Country

Global Electricity Review 2022.

Wind and solar are now the fastest growing sources of electricity, reaching a record 10% of global electricity in 2021.

Australia is number 12 in the list of Countries that had the largest share of power usage being generated by Solar and Wind methods in 2021.

Australia is also one of the top three countries that have transformed their electricity system the fastest, to Wind and Solar, since the pandemic.
These countries were listed as: the Netherlands, Australia and Viet Nam.

This was sourced from a report on the power generated by 61 countries.

These countries averaged 10.3% of global electricity in 2021. This is double the amount recorded in 2015.

The total of all clean electricity sources generated 38% of the world’s electricity in 2021.
Clean energy includes wind power, solar, hydro power, tidal and geothermal.

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List of Wind and Solar Power by country.

1. 51.90% Denmark, Europe
2. 46.70% Uruguay, Americas
3. 43.40% Luxembourg, Europe
4. 36.90% Lithuania, Europe
5. 32.90% Spain, Europe
6. 32.90% Ireland, Europe
7. 31.50% Portugal, Europe
8. 28.80% Germany, Europe
9. 28.70% Greece, Europe
10. 25.20% UK, Europe
11. 24.60% Netherlands, Europe
12. 21.70% Australia, Oceania
13. 21.40% Chile, Americas
14. 17.50% Kenya, Africa
15. 16.60% Sweden, Europe
16. 16.00% Italy, Europe
17. 15.70% Nicaragua, Americas
18. 14.30% Mauritania, Africa
19. 14.00% Romania Europe
20. 13.40% Morocco, Africa
21. 13.20% Brazil, Americas
22. 13.10% USA, Americas
23. 12.00% El Salvador, Americas
24. 11.90% Mexico, Americas
25. 11.80% Finland, Europe
26. 11.20% Poland, Europe
27. 11.20% China, Asia
28. 10.70% Vietnam, Asia
29. 10.60% Mongolia, Asia
30. 10.40% Argentina, Americas
31. 10.20% Japan, Asia
32. 9.40% France, Europe
33. 8.00% India, Asia
34. 7.50% Norway, Europe
35. 6.60% Canada, Americas
36. 5.50% New Zealand, Oceania
37. 5.30% South Africa, Africa
38. 4.80% Peru, Americas
39. 4.80% Namibia  Africa
40. 4.20% Kazakhstan  Asia
41. 4.00% Pakistan, Asia
42. 3.20% Egypt, Africa
43. 3.00% Ukraine, Europe
44. 3.00% UAE, Middle East
45. 2.90% Sri Lanka  Asia
46. 2.60% Philippines  Asia
47. 1.70% New Caledonia, Oceania
48. 1.40% Cuba, Americas
49. 1.00% Belarus, Europe
50. 0.90% Algeria, Africa
51. 0.70% Malaysia, Asia
52. 0.70% Somalia, Africa
53. 0.50% Russia, Eur/Asia
54. 0.50% Saudi Arabia, Middle East
55. 0.30% DR of Congo  Africa
56. 0.30% Iran  Middle East
57. 0.20% Indonesia, Asia
58. 0.10% Venezuela, Americas
59. 0.10% Myanmar, Asia
60. 0.10% Nigeria, Africa
61. 0.00% Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Sources:
Global Electricity Review 2022
and
www.visualcapitalist.com