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When will U.S. beat the Global Average in Share of Primary Energy from Renewable Sources?

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When will U.S. beat the Global Average in Share of Primary Energy from Renewable Sources?

Asked by: Super UserJosef Biesenberger in Science » Environment
currently Open, suspends 06/30/2026 18:45 (in )

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In 2019, around 11% of global primary energy came from renewable technologies.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/renewable-share-energy?tab=chart&stackMode=absolute&time=earliest..latest&country=BRA~DEU~ISL~NOR~GBR~USA~OWID_WRL®ion=World

Note that this is based on renewable energy’s share in the energy mix. Energy consumption represents the sum of electricity, transport and heating.

In the interactive chart we see the share of primary energy consumption that came from renewable technologies – the combination of hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal, wave, tidal and modern biofuels.

Pls find more details on:
https://ourworldindata.org/renewable-energy#breakdown-of-renewables-in-the-energy-mix

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