The global average for renewable electricity is 30%, but nearly half of the G20 countries fall below this average.
Brazil leads the G20 in renewable electricity, with 89% of its power generated from renewables in 2023. The country’s high share of renewables is due to its robust hydroelectric base and rapid expansion of solar and wind energy.
Canada, in second place, generates 66% of its electricity from renewables, primarily hydropower.
Country Wind and Solar (%) Hydro (%) Bioenergy (%) Other Renewables (%) Non-Renewable (%)
🇧🇷 Brazil 21 60 8 0 11
🇨🇦 Canada 7 58 1 0 34
🇩🇪 Germany 39 4 9 0 48
🇬🇧 UK 33 2 12 0 53
🇪🇺 EU 27 12 6 0 55
🇮🇹 Italy 21 14 6 2 57
🇹🇷 Turkey 16 20 3 3 58
🇦🇺 Australia 29 6 1 0 64
🇦🇷 Argentina 12 22 2 0 64
🇨🇳 China 16 13 2 0 69
🇫🇷 France 14 10 2 0 74
🇯🇵 Japan 12 7 6 0 76
🇺🇸 U.S. 16 6 1 0 77
🇲🇽 Mexico 12 6 2 0 80
🇮🇳 India 10 8 2 0 80
🇮🇩 Indonesia 0 7 6 5 82
🇷🇺 Russia 0 17 0 0 83
🇿🇦 South Africa 12 1 0 0 87
🇰🇷 South Korea 5 1 3 0 91
Germany, in third place, has the highest proportion of wind and solar in its energy mix.
G20 Economies Past the Peak of Fossil Power
The majority of G20 economies are at least five years past their peak power sector emissions.
At the top of our list, Brazil’s power sector emissions peaked in 2014 at 114 million tonnes of CO2 (MtCO2). By 2023, nine years after the peak, its power sector emissions were 38% below 2014 levels, at 70 MtCO2.
