How Much Electricity Comes From Renewable Sources

Most of Israel’s renewable energy comes from solar, although it contributes less than 1 percent of total consumption.

About two-thirds of all renewable energy comes from hydroelectric sources; about a fifth comes from wind.

Of its renewable electricty, Germany generates 37 percent from wind, 19 percent from hydroelectric and 15 percent from solar.

Twenty-eight percent of Denmark’s electricity comes from wind. The government plans to increase this to 50 percent by 2020.

About 93 percent of Canada’s renewable energy comes from hydroelectric sources.

Iceland generates 100 percent of its electricity from hydroelectric and geothermal sources.

Circles are sized according to the electricity use per capita for a selection of countries.

MORE SUN THAN WATER

HYDROELECTRIC, WIND

Geothermal,

solar,

wind and

other renewable

Hydroelectric

Percentage from renewable sources

Nonrenewable

ALL RENEWABLE

MOSTLY HYDROELECTRIC

COMMITTED TO WIND

MULTIPLE SOURCES

Iceland

100%

Norway

97%

Canada

63%

Sweden

55%

Portugal

47%

Denmark

40%

Spain

30%

Germany

21%

United States

13%

France

12%

Israel

1%

Source: International Energy Agency