Based on a comparison of 151 countries in 2012, Lesotho ranked the highest in electricity production from renewable sources as a percentage of total with 100% followed by Albania and Bhutan. On the other end of the scale was Saudi Arabia with < 0.001%, Niger with 0.002% and Hong Kong with 0.005%.
Average electricity production from renewable sources as a percentage of total reached 20.9% in 2012 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 5.66 % more than in the previous year and 16.2 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average electricity production from renewable sources as a percentage of total reached an all time high of 20.9% in 2012 and an all time low of 16.7% in 1989. The average annual growth amounted to 0.054 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Electricity Production from Renewable Sources (As % of Total) indicator page.
| Electricity Production from Renewable Sources (As % of Total) | Unit | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Albania | % | 98.3% | 97.5% | 100% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 97.9% | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.4% | 98.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 4.73% | 4.45% | 4.79% | 4.18% | 5.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 99.7% | 95.4% | 87.6% | 88.9% | 99.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 100% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 92.0% | 97.2% | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ... | ||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 94.1% | 97.8% | 88.7% | 94.6% | 95.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 99.5% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 99.2% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 96.0% | 96.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 98.6% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 98.0% | 96.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 99.5% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 99.7% |
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