Climate1990–2021percent

Renewable energy

Name: Renewable energy
Creator: World Bank Open Data
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Share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption. In Poland it grew from 2.5% to 15%, outpacing the United States.

15.2%Poland · 2021

World Bank Open DataPublished by source: 2026-07-13

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Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 9dba6cabeef2Warehouse version at build: v45

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Poland: 1990–2021; observations: 32; missing years: 0

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2.5→15.2

Total change: +12.7 pp
Period: 1990–2021

Poland: 2.5 (1990) → 15.2 (2021). Difference: +12.7 pp. Peak value of 16.1 in 2020; lowest value of 2.1 in 1991.

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Renewable energy — Poland
Year	Country	Value
2021	Poland	15.2%
2020	Poland	16.1%
2019	Poland	15.6%
2018	Poland	15.1%
2017	Poland	11.1%
2016	Poland	11.3%
2015	Poland	11.9%
2014	Poland	11.6%
2013	Poland	11.4%
2012	Poland	10.9%
2011	Poland	10.4%
2010	Poland	9.5%
2009	Poland	8.8%
2008	Poland	8%
2007	Poland	7.3%
2006	Poland	7.2%
2005	Poland	7.2%
2004	Poland	7.3%
2003	Poland	7.3%
2002	Poland	7.5%

Source: World Bank Open Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Published by source: 2026-07-13
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Indicator code in source: EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
Unit of measure: percent
Data version: v45

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Longseries, “Renewable energy”. World Bank Open Data (EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS), 1990–2021, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: 9dba6cabeef245b8be2379c2f3e825a2a697c67a0450c27c4c2b4916d164aaad. https://longseries.com/en/d/renewable-share/

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Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2021: highest — Sweden; lowest — Japan

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15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearSweden	2021	57.9%57.9%
Brazil	2021	46.5%46.5%
India	2021	34.9%34.9%
World	2020	19.7%19.7%
Spain	2021	19%19%
Germany	2021	17.6%17.6%
Italy	2021	17.5%17.5%
Czechia	2021	17.2%17.2%

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About this series

Renewables in final energy consumption, %, 1990–2021 (shorter tail than CO₂).

Indicator definition

Share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption. See also: Access to electricity and CO₂ per person.

How to read the data

The share of renewable energy grew in Poland from 2.5% to 15%, reached 18% in Germany, 11% in the US, and roughly 20% globally. Growth in Poland and Germany has been robust, while the United States has progressed more slowly.

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