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Countries Generating Most Renewable Electricity 2026

energy · BWh

China generates the most renewable electricity in the world at 3.5 PWh. This ranking covers total renewable generation including hydropower, wind, solar, and biomass in billion kilowatt-hours. Large countries with significant hydro resources tend to dominate by absolute generation volume.

RankCountryBWh
1🇨🇳China3.5 PWh
2🇺🇸United States1.1 PWh
3🇧🇷Brazil650.1 BWh
4🇮🇳India412.1 BWh
5🇨🇦Canada404.8 BWh
6🇩🇪Germany279.3 BWh
7🇯🇵Japan227.9 BWh
8🇷🇺Russian Federation227.7 BWh
9🇪🇸Spain156.2 BWh
10🇹🇷Turkiye155.3 BWh
11🇳🇴Norway154.1 BWh
12🇫🇷France150.9 BWh
13🇻🇳Viet Nam145.4 BWh
14🇬🇧United Kingdom140.8 BWh
15🇮🇹Italy129.0 BWh
16🇸🇪Sweden119.3 BWh
17🇦🇺Australia102.9 BWh
18🇨🇴Colombia83.0 BWh
19🇲🇽Mexico73.8 BWh
20🇻🇪Venezuela, RB73.0 BWh
21🇮🇩Indonesia70.7 BWh
22🇳🇱Netherlands63.4 BWh
23🇦🇹Austria62.9 BWh
24🇨🇱Chile62.1 BWh
25🇰🇷Korea, Rep.56.0 BWh
26🇦🇷Argentina55.2 BWh
27🇵🇾Paraguay53.2 BWh
28🇨🇭Switzerland53.2 BWh
29🇵🇰Pakistan50.2 BWh
30🇵🇱Poland49.9 BWh
31🇫🇮Finland45.0 BWh
32🇱🇦Lao PDR40.1 BWh
33🇵🇹Portugal40.0 BWh
34🇲🇾Malaysia38.3 BWh
35🇳🇿New Zealand37.8 BWh
36🇹🇭Thailand36.2 BWh
37🇵🇪Peru35.6 BWh
38🇿🇦South Africa32.0 BWh
39🇩🇰Denmark30.9 BWh
40🌐Belgium27.2 BWh
41🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.26.8 BWh
42🇷🇴Romania25.6 BWh
43🇬🇷Greece25.4 BWh
44🇵🇭Philippines25.4 BWh
45🇪🇨Ecuador23.7 BWh
46🇹🇯Tajikistan21.0 BWh
47🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.19.8 BWh
48🇮🇸Iceland19.1 BWh
49🇿🇲Zambia17.2 BWh
50🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17.2 BWh
51🇪🇹Ethiopia16.6 BWh
52🇲🇿Mozambique16.5 BWh
53🇰🇿Kazakhstan16.2 BWh
54🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.15.9 BWh
55🇺🇦Ukraine15.7 BWh
56🇮🇪Ireland14.3 BWh
57🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic14.0 BWh
58🇨🇿Czechia13.6 BWh
59🇺🇾Uruguay13.2 BWh
60🇭🇺Hungary12.2 BWh
61🇷🇸Serbia12.2 BWh
62🇰🇪Kenya12.1 BWh
63🇸🇩Sudan11.8 BWh
64🇧🇬Bulgaria11.7 BWh
65🇦🇴Angola11.5 BWh
66🇳🇵Nepal11.1 BWh
67🇬🇪Georgia11.1 BWh
68🇧🇹Bhutan11.0 BWh
69🇨🇷Costa Rica11.0 BWh
70🇬🇹Guatemala10.8 BWh
71🇭🇷Croatia10.7 BWh
72🇲🇲Myanmar10.4 BWh
73🇲🇦Morocco10.3 BWh
74🇳🇬Nigeria9.4 BWh
75🇵🇦Panama9.1 BWh
76🇦🇪United Arab Emirates9.1 BWh
77🇱🇰Sri Lanka9.1 BWh
78🇬🇭Ghana8.8 BWh
79🇺🇿Uzbekistan8.5 BWh
80🇦🇱Albania8.3 BWh
81🇮🇱Israel8.1 BWh
82🇰🇭Cambodia7.9 BWh
83🇸🇮Slovenia7.3 BWh
84🇭🇳Honduras6.9 BWh
85🇸🇰Slovak Republic6.8 BWh
86🇸🇻El Salvador6.1 BWh
87🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina5.9 BWh
88🇿🇼Zimbabwe5.9 BWh
89🇯🇴Jordan5.7 BWh
90🇺🇬Uganda5.6 BWh
91🇨🇲Cameroon5.3 BWh
92🇱🇹Lithuania5.2 BWh
93🇧🇴Bolivia4.6 BWh
94🇩🇴Dominican Republic4.5 BWh
95🇱🇻Latvia4.2 BWh
96🇪🇪Estonia3.4 BWh
97🇦🇿Azerbaijan3.3 BWh
98🇸🇦Saudi Arabia3.1 BWh
99🇸🇬Singapore3.1 BWh
100🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire3.1 BWh
101🇬🇳Guinea3.0 BWh
102🇹🇿Tanzania2.9 BWh
103🇦🇲Armenia2.9 BWh
104🇳🇮Nicaragua2.8 BWh
105🇮🇶Iraq2.4 BWh
106🇲🇪Montenegro2.4 BWh
107🇲🇰North Macedonia2.3 BWh
108🇱🇧Lebanon2.3 BWh
109🇶🇦Qatar2.3 BWh
110🇰🇼Kuwait2.1 BWh
111🇴🇲Oman2.1 BWh
112🇧🇩Bangladesh1.9 BWh
113🇲🇼Malawi1.8 BWh
114🇳🇦Namibia1.6 BWh
115🇸🇳Senegal1.5 BWh
116🇧🇾Belarus1.4 BWh
117🇱🇺Luxembourg1.4 BWh
118🇨🇾Cyprus1.3 BWh
119🌐Puerto Rico (US)1.2 BWh
120🇲🇱Mali1.2 BWh
121🇨🇬Congo, Rep.1.1 BWh
122🇵🇬Papua New Guinea1.1 BWh
123🇩🇿Algeria1.0 BWh
124🇲🇬Madagascar1.0 BWh
125🇹🇳Tunisia939 GWh
126🇬🇦Gabon924 GWh
127🇸🇷Suriname920 GWh
128🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic890 GWh
129🇦🇫Afghanistan856 GWh
130🌐New Caledonia840 GWh
131🇲🇳Mongolia787 GWh
132🇨🇺Cuba785 GWh
133🇫🇯Fiji734 GWh
134🇲🇩Moldova645 GWh
135🇯🇲Jamaica622 GWh
136🇲🇺Mauritius609 GWh
137🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.593 GWh
138🇸🇿Eswatini588 GWh
139🇷🇼Rwanda563 GWh
140🌐Greenland493 GWh
141🇲🇷Mauritania473 GWh
142🇧🇿Belize411 GWh
143🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea400 GWh
144🇵🇸West Bank and Gaza389 GWh
145🌐Hong Kong SAR, China385 GWh
146🇧🇮Burundi368 GWh
147🇲🇹Malta319 GWh
148🇱🇷Liberia307 GWh
149🇧🇫Burkina Faso284 GWh
150🌐French Polynesia249 GWh
151🌐Macao SAR, China239 GWh
152🌐Faroe Islands227 GWh
153🇸🇱Sierra Leone209 GWh
154🇹🇬Togo206 GWh
155🌐Aruba166 GWh
156🇭🇹Haiti165 GWh
157🇨🇻Cabo Verde162 GWh
158🌐Guam162 GWh
159🇨🇫Central African Republic141 GWh
160🇧🇭Bahrain108 GWh
161🇧🇧Barbados100 GWh
162🇸🇨Seychelles96 GWh
163🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.81 GWh
164🇩🇯Djibouti71 GWh
165🇼🇸Samoa68 GWh
166🇲🇻Maldives65 GWh
167🇪🇷Eritrea55 GWh
168🇬🇾Guyana46 GWh
169🇧🇯Benin38 GWh
170🇳🇪Niger27 GWh
171🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda26 GWh
172🌐Cayman Islands26 GWh
173🇩🇲Dominica24 GWh
174🇹🇩Chad23 GWh
175🇧🇸Bahamas, The22 GWh
176🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines21 GWh
177🇻🇺Vanuatu20 GWh
178🌐Virgin Islands (U.S.)18 GWh
179🇸🇧Solomon Islands12 GWh
180🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis12 GWh
181🇱🇾Libya11 GWh
182🇱🇨St. Lucia9 GWh
183🇹🇴Tonga9 GWh
184🇸🇸South Sudan8 GWh
185🇧🇼Botswana7 GWh
186🇰🇮Kiribati7 GWh
187🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago7 GWh
188🌐Bermuda6 GWh
189🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe6 GWh
190🇹🇲Turkmenistan6 GWh
191🌐American Samoa6 GWh
192🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam6 GWh
193🇳🇷Nauru6 GWh
194🌐Turks and Caicos Islands6 GWh
195🇬🇲Gambia, The5 GWh
196🇬🇩Grenada5 GWh
197🌐British Virgin Islands4 GWh
198🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau3 GWh
199🇱🇸Lesotho3 GWh
200🇹🇱Timor-Leste1 GWh
201🇰🇲Comoros0 GWh
202🌐Gibraltar0 GWh
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🇦🇩AndorraNo data
—🌐Channel IslandsNo data
—🌐CuracaoNo data
—🌐Isle of ManNo data
—🌐KosovoNo data
—🇱🇮LiechtensteinNo data
—🇲🇭Marshall IslandsNo data
—🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.No data
—🇲🇨MonacoNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🌐Northern Mariana IslandsNo data
—🇵🇼PalauNo data
—🇸🇲San MarinoNo data
—🌐Sint Maarten (Dutch part)No data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🌐St. Martin (French part)No data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🇹🇻TuvaluNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in countries generating most renewable electricity 2026 are: China (3.5 PWh), United States (1.1 PWh), Brazil (650.1 BWh). At the other end of the scale, Gibraltar (0 GWh), Comoros (0 GWh), Timor-Leste (1 GWh) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 202 countries with data is 2.9 BWh.

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