Share of low-carbon sources (renewables and nuclear) in electricity generation in Asia

49 countries in Asia, 2024. Unit: % of generation. World ranking →

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Median country
22.4 %
half above, half below
World
40.6 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 100.0
Turkmenistan - Bhutan

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Across 49 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Bhutan (100.0 %) and the lowest in Turkmenistan (0.0 %).

The median country is at 22.4 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Low-carbon electricity over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Bhutan100.0
2Nepal100.0
3Tajikistan94.6
4Kyrgyzstan88.8
5Afghanistan86.9
6Georgia79.8
7Laos76.7
8North Korea63.4
9Armenia61.0
10Pakistan56.5
11Sri Lanka54.1
12Myanmar47.9
13Türkiye45.6
14Lebanon43.8
15Vietnam42.3
16South Korea39.9
17Palestine39.4
18China37.7
19Cambodia35.7
20United Arab Emirates31.7
21Japan31.3
22Macao30.8
23Jordan24.1
24Cyprus23.8
25India22.4
26Philippines20.5
27Malaysia19.8
28Uzbekistan16.0
29Kazakhstan15.2
30Thailand14.8
31Indonesia14.8
32Israel13.8
33Azerbaijan11.7
34Yemen11.2
35Mongolia8.8
36Iran7.2
37Maldives7.1
38Singapore4.9
39Oman4.9
40Qatar4.0
41Syria3.5
42Kuwait2.2
43Saudi Arabia2.2
44Bangladesh1.9
45Iraq1.6
46Hong Kong1.0
47Bahrain0.3
48Brunei0.2
49Turkmenistan0.0
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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