US behind in renewable energy — In 2024, percent share of solar, wind, hydro, bioenergy and other renewables used for electricity generation: Denmark 88% — California 58.2% (Jan-Nov) — Germany 57.5% — UK 51.8% — China 33.4% — US 24.3%, according to data updated monthly by global think tank Ember
https://ember-energy.org/data/electricity-data-explorer/
[In OP title, percentages rounded to one decimal. California 58.2% is the Jan-Nov 2024 monthly average as indicated in the Ember download chart data (CSV). Germany 57.5%, China 33.4% and US 24.3% are the Jan-Dec 2024 monthly averages as indicated in their respective Ember download chart data (CSV). The Ember Electricity Data Explorer includes monthly and annual data for over 200 geographies. The Ember US Electricity Data Explorer includes monthly and annual data for US Total, 50 individual U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.]
Datasets used in this tool > Yearly Electricity Data
This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. Data is collected from multi-country datasets (EIA, Eurostat, BP, UN) as well as national sources (e.g China data from the National Bureau of Statistics).
Our yearly electricity data is kept up to date throughout the year and is regularly amended with the latest available data. The data is updated twice a month with an update in the first week of the month followed by a second update in the third week of the month.
Note: monthly electricity data can be found here.
This dataset contains monthly generation, emissions and demand data for 85 geographies representing more than 90% of global power demand. Data is collected from multi-country datasets (EIA, Eurostat, Energy Institute) as well as national sources (e.g China data from the National Bureau of Statistics).
The data is updated twice a month with an update in the first week of the month followed by a second update in the third week of the month.
Monthly generation data for all 50 states [plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico] are provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)). Data is reported on a 3 month lag. EIA does not provide monthly installed capacity data.
Methodology PDF, p. 9:
1 Solar includes both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic generation, and where possible distributed solar generation is included.
2 Where possible, Hydro generation excludes any contribution from pumped hydro generation.
3 Bioenergy is classified as renewable, but caveats are attached. See below for details.
4 Other Renewables generation includes geothermal, tidal and wave generation.
5 Other Fossil generation includes generation from oil and petroleum products, as well as manufactured gases and waste.Bioenergy has typically been assumed (by the IPCC, the IEA, and many others) to be a renewable energy source, in that forest and energy crops can be regrown and replenished, unlike fossil fuels. It is included in many governmental climate targets, including EU renewable energy legislation, and so Ember includes it in “renewable” to allow easy comparison with legislated targets.
However, the climate impact of bioenergy is highly dependent on the feedstock, how it was sourced and what would have happened had the feedstock not been burnt for energy. Current bioenergy sustainability criteria, including those of the EU, generally do not sufficiently regulate out high-risk feedstocks and therefore electricity generation from bioenergy cannot be automatically assumed to deliver similar climate benefits to other renewables sources. Given the availability of risk-free alternatives to generating electricity such as wind and solar, Ember advocates for countries to minimise or eliminate the inclusion of large-scale bioenergy in the power sector. For more information please see our reports: Understanding the Cost of the Drax BECCS Plant to UK Consumers (May 2021), The Burning Question (June 2020), and Playing with Fire (December 2019).