Iceland runs largely on geothermal and hydropower renewables. Across 206 countries with 2022 data, Congo, Dem. Rep. tops the table for renewable energy use (96.3 % of energy use), while Turkmenistan sits at the bottom (0.1).

The top 10

1. Congo, Dem. Rep. — 96.3
2. Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 95.4
3. Liberia — 92.8
4. Gabon — 91.3
5. Central African Republic — 90.9
6. Uganda — 90.9
7. Ethiopia — 90.6
8. Guinea-Bissau — 87.4
9. Madagascar — 83.1
10. Burundi — 83

At the other end of the table

• Turkmenistan — 0.1
• Saudi Arabia — 0.1
• Oman — 0.1

What the numbers show

The global average sits at about 29.9 % of energy use, with 80 of 206 countries above it. The median country (20.5) trails the leader by a wide margin. The top country reports roughly 963× the figure of the lowest — a reminder of how unevenly renewable energy use is distributed.

Explore the complete, sortable ranking on the Renewable Energy Use by country map, or test your instincts in the daily map-guessing game. Data: World Bank Open Data, 2022.