Share of renewables in electricity generation in Asia

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

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Median country
19.8 %
half above, half below
World
31.6 %
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 19.8 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Renewable 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
9Sri Lanka54.1
10Myanmar47.9
11Türkiye45.6
12Lebanon43.8
13Vietnam42.3
14Pakistan41.1
15Palestine39.4
16Cambodia35.7
17China33.2
18Armenia31.9
19Macao30.8
20Jordan24.1
21Cyprus23.8
22Japan22.9
23Philippines20.5
24Malaysia19.8
25India19.8
26Uzbekistan16.0
27Kazakhstan15.2
28Thailand14.8
29Indonesia14.8
30Israel13.8
31Azerbaijan11.7
32Yemen11.2
33South Korea9.7
34Mongolia8.8
35United Arab Emirates8.8
36Maldives7.1
37Iran5.3
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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