Iceland runs largely on geothermal and hydropower renewables. Across 206 countries with 2022 data, Congo, Dem. Rep. tops the table for renewable energy use at 96.3%, while Turkmenistan sits at the bottom on 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%, with 80 of 206 countries above it and a median of 20.5%. Congo, Dem. Rep. reports roughly 963× the figure of Turkmenistan — a reminder of how unevenly renewable energy use is spread.

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.