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Visualized: Renewable Energy Growth in the OECD

Aaron Foyer
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Renewable energy growth in OECD countries

Percentage of Electricity Consumption from Renewable Sources (2000-2020)

Country20002020
Iceland100%100%
Norway100%99%
Denmark15%82%
Austria73%80%
Luxembourg40%80%
Canada62%69%
Sweden57%68%
Switzerland57%62%
Portugal30%58%
Germany6%44%
Spain16%44%
United Kingdom3%43%
Ireland5%42%
Italy19%42%
Turkey25%42%
Greece8%36%
Netherlands3%27%
Belgium1%27%
France13%24%
United States9%20%
For Comparison
China17%28%
India14%20%
Russia20%19%

Source: Our World in Energy

Norway is powered almost entirely by hydropower, while Iceland is a mix of hydro and geothermal

The US has the lowest percentage of renewable energy consumption in the OECD

The four largest power consumers in the world (the United States, China, India, and Russia) all get less than 30% of their electricity from renewables.

Sources:

https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix

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