Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Greenland or Syria?

Greenland, at 422.86 GWh against 413 GWh in Syria as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Greenland and Syria?

9.86 GWh, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Syria?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Syria: Renewable energy electricity output

Greenland

422.86 GWh

in 2015

Syria

413 GWh

in 2015

Greenland rank

126th

Syria rank

127th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Greenland
Syria

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 422.86 GWh against 413 GWh in Syria, a difference of 9.86 GWh.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.

Greenland ranks 126th and Syria ranks 127th of 230 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	105.14 GWh	2,628 GWh	2,523 GWh	Syria
2000s	195.78 GWh	3,251 GWh	3,055 GWh	Syria
2010s	362.55 GWh	2,478 GWh	2,115 GWh	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Greenland or Syria?: Greenland, at 422.86 GWh against 413 GWh in Syria as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Greenland and Syria?: 9.86 GWh, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Syria?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Greenland and Syria rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Greenland ranks 126th and Syria ranks 127th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.