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U.S. Renewable Energy Share.
Is this electricity, or all final energy use?
The historical record
Older reporting period2021
Latest observation in this snapshot—not a real-time reading. -0.1 pp vs 2020.
Fitted vertical axis · missing periods are not interpolated · annual
What the number means
Renewables as a share of total final energy consumption.
This indicator covers total final energy consumption, not just electricity generation. Heating, transport, and different renewable fuels matter. Do not compare this percentage to an electricity-only share as if they measure the same thing.
Covers all final energy, not just electricity; includes renewable fuels as defined by the source.
A better question to ask
Ask an energy proposal to specify its system boundary, delivered output, cost, reliability, and emissions method.
This is a prompt for investigation, not evidence that a particular policy works. A trend alone cannot establish a cause.
Read the related practical guide ↗Exact observations
22 available observations since 2000. Annual and quarterly dates represent the start of the reporting period; fiscal years are labeled explicitly. Display values are rounded to the precision shown; downloads retain the source values.
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| Reporting period | Period start | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 | 10.9% |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 | 11.0% |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 | 10.2% |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 | 9.9% |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 | 8.9% |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 | 9.0% |
| 2013 | 2013-01-01 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | 2012-01-01 | 8.5% |
| 2011 | 2011-01-01 | 8.4% |
| 2010 | 2010-01-01 | 7.4% |
| 2009 | 2009-01-01 | 7.3% |
| 2008 | 2008-01-01 | 6.8% |
| 2007 | 2007-01-01 | 6.3% |
| 2006 | 2006-01-01 | 6.4% |
| 2005 | 2005-01-01 | 5.8% |
| 2004 | 2004-01-01 | 5.5% |
| 2003 | 2003-01-01 | 5.3% |
| 2002 | 2002-01-01 | 4.8% |
| 2001 | 2001-01-01 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | 2000-01-01 | 5.4% |
Follow this series home
- Series identifier
- EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
- Provider
- World Bank / original statistical sources
- Original source attribution
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25
- Frequency
- Annual
- Source units
- % of final energy
- Displayed units
- % of final energy
- Retrieval time
- 2026-10-04T09:04:46.416Z
- Provider database update
- 2026-07-13 — not the observation date
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