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Iceland - Almost 100% of Iceland's energy comes from renewable sources. Most of the energy for electricity derives from the country's geothermal and hydroelectric power plants.

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Iceland - According to EcoWatch, the country is the largest clean energy producer per person in the world.

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Sweden - In 2015, Sweden pledged to eliminate fossil fuel usage within 25 years.

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Sweden - Over half of the country's power comes from renewable sources, including hydropower and wind.

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Portugal - In March 2018, Portugal generated enough renewable energy to power the whole country for a month.

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Portugal - The southern European nation predicted that alternative energies will be enough to satisfy electricity needs by 2040.

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Norway - The Nordic country is an example for the rest of the world. Almost 100% of its energy comes from renewable energy sources.

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Norway - Norway also has the highest number of electric cars per capita.

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Costa Rica - Costa Rica's unique geography allows them to fulfill energy needs by resorting to renewable energies, such as hydroelectric, geothermal, and solar.

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Costa Rica - In the space of two years, the country managed to run on 100% alternative energy for two months straight.

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Nicaragua - Similarly to Costa Rica, this Central American nation has access to geothermal energy due to its great number of volcanoes.

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Nicaragua - The government has also invested in wind and solar energy sources, and they aim to soon become 90% dependent on renewables.

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United Kingdom - The UK has a lot of potential when it comes to wind power due to its weather. Grid-connected wind farms and standalone turbines now generate more energy than coal power plants.

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United Kingdom - In 2018, Scotland beat the rest of the UK by meeting almost 70% of its energy needs without the use of fossil fuels.

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Germany - For a rather cloudy country, Germany is actually investing a lot in solar energy. Wind power is also one of the nation's biggest source of energy.

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Germany - In 2018, Germany briefly reached a new milestone by covering around 100% of electricity usage with renewable energies.

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Uruguay - The South American country has made a dramatic shift to clean-energy usages in the past decade.

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Uruguay - Most of the country's electricity (around 95%) comes from renewable energies.

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Denmark - Denmark is another country that aims to be free of fossil fuel by 2050, mainly through investing in wind power.

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Denmark - By 2014, the total amount of energy coming from renewable energies was at almost 30%.

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China - China is the world's largest polluter, which means they've had to step up their clean-energy game recently.

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China - They're also the largest investor in renewable energies.

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Morocco - Morocco has the advantage of having over 300 days of sunshine a year, which means solar-powered energy production has been on the rise.

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Morocco - The country is on track to soon source 42% of its electricity from renewable energies.

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Chile - Chile houses the largest solar-energy plant in South America, which is located in the Atacama Desert.

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Chile - The Renewable Energy Association of Chile has even called for a 100% dependency on renewables in the electricity sector by 2040.

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Kenya - Kenya has had to import electricity from neighboring countries in the past, but the country's now investing in geothermal energy production.

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Kenya -

The African nation is the eighth biggest producer of geothermal power in the world, and it also has the largest wind farm in the continent (The Lake Turkana Wind Power).

Sources: (EcoWatch) (Quartz) (The Independent) (The Guardian) (Reuters) (Morocco World News)

See also: Carbon offsetting–what is it, and does it work?

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