World Renewable Energy Share
Renewables supplied 19.7% of world final energy consumption in 2020 (a year earlier: 18.6%).
Updated July 12, 2026
World Renewable Energy Share
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DefinitionRenewable energy (hydro, wind, solar, biofuels, traditional biomass, and other renewables) as a share of total final energy consumption worldwide.
LimitationsIncludes traditional biomass (wood, charcoal), which inflates the share in low-income regions; the series updates with a multi-year lag.
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Renewables supplied 19.7% of world final energy consumption in 2020 (a year earlier: 18.6%).
World Bank — World Development Indicators (EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS), World aggregate. License: CC BY 4.0. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a annual cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.