Who runs on renewable energy?

Click any country to see the share of its primary energy that comes from renewable sources like hydro, wind and solar.

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Renewable energy share

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Overview

The shift to renewable energy is uneven: some countries run almost entirely on hydro or geothermal power, while others still depend almost wholly on fossil fuels. This map shows the renewable share for reporting countries.

Key facts

Hydro-rich countries like Iceland and Norway lead on renewables.
Many large economies still get most of their energy from fossil fuels.
The share covers all primary energy, not just electricity.

Common questions

What counts as renewable energy?

Energy from sources that replenish naturally — hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal and modern biomass — as a share of a country's total primary energy.

Why do some countries score so high?

Countries with abundant hydro or geothermal resources, like Iceland or Norway, can meet most of their energy needs from renewables.

Where does the data come from?

The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, compiled via Our World in Data.

Sources & methodology

Data from Energy Institute (via Our World in Data), compiled via Our World in Data. Global figures are population-weighted across the countries that report this measure; countries without reliable recent data are shown as “no data”.

Last updated: 3 August 2026.