Rankings at a glance
Top 10 · Non-hydro renewable electricity net generation (2024)
With 2.1 trillion kWh in 2024, China leads the world in non-hydro renewable electricity net generation, followed by the United States (825.7 billion kWh) and India (257.4 billion kWh). The top 5 is rounded off by Germany (256.2 billion kWh) and Brazil (232.3 billion kWh). Further down, Japan (158.0 billion kWh) and the United Kingdom (134.9 billion kWh) hold the next two spots. Spain (122.5 billion kWh), Australia (89.2 billion kWh), and Türkiye (83.6 billion kWh) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, China is 25× as high as Türkiye (83.6 billion kWh). Four of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, China saw the largest year-over-year change at +22.6%.
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