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Renewable Energy

Five rankings on renewable energy: hydro, solar and wind generation, the renewable share of electricity, and an original Ranking Atlas composite — solar plus wind generation per person.

The totals and the per-person view produce completely different pictures. China, first in the world for combined solar and wind generation, ranks 24th per person, while Australia and the Netherlands rise into the top five. Whether "renewable superpower" refers to totals or to the per-person figure closer to everyday life changes who the leading players are entirely.

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    Solar + Wind Generation per Capita by Country (2000–2024)

    An original Ranking Atlas metric: the sum of OWID’s solar and wind generation (both via Energy Institute / Ember, TWh) divided by World Bank total population (SP.POP.TOTL). Formula…

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    Hydropower Generation by Country (1965–2025)

    Sovereign and dependent territory rows of OWID’s “Hydropower generation” dataset (top 30 by most recent year). Values in TWh (two decimals). Aggregates excluded. About this ranking About this…

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    Wind Electricity Generation by Country (1965–2025)

    Sovereign and dependent territory rows of OWID’s “Wind generation” dataset (top 30 by most recent year). Values in TWh (two decimals). Aggregates excluded. About this ranking About this…

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    Solar Electricity Generation by Country (1965–2025)

    Sovereign and dependent territory rows of OWID’s “Solar generation” dataset (top 30 by most recent year). Values in TWh (two decimals). Aggregates excluded. About this ranking About this…

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    Renewable Electricity Share by Country (1990–2021)

    Sovereign and dependent territory rows of the World Bank “Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)” indicator (top 30 by most recent year). Aggregates (region.id === “NA”)…