Share of wind and solar in electricity generation in Asia

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

First in the ranking
39.4 %
Median country
3.8 %
half above, half below
World
15.0 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 39.4
Bhutan - Palestine

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Across 49 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Palestine (39.4 %) and the lowest in Bhutan (0.0 %).

The median country is at 3.8 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Palestine39.4
2Lebanon30.2
3Jordan24.0
4Cyprus22.8
5China18.3
6Türkiye18.2
7Pakistan15.2
8Israel13.7
9Vietnam12.7
10Sri Lanka11.9
11Yemen11.2
12Afghanistan11.1
13India11.0
14Japan10.6
15Armenia9.7
16United Arab Emirates8.7
17Mongolia8.2
18Maldives7.1
19Cambodia6.9
20Uzbekistan5.9
21South Korea5.8
22Kazakhstan5.7
23Oman4.9
24Thailand4.4
25Qatar3.8
26Malaysia3.0
27Philippines2.9
28Kuwait2.2
29Saudi Arabia2.2
30Singapore2.1
31Bangladesh1.2
32Nepal1.2
33Georgia0.9
34North Korea0.6
35Hong Kong0.6
36Azerbaijan0.6
37Myanmar0.6
38Iran0.5
39Syria0.4
40Indonesia0.4
41Iraq0.3
42Bahrain0.3
43Brunei0.2
44Laos0.2
45Bhutan0.0
46Kyrgyzstan0.0
47Macao0.0
48Tajikistan0.0
49Turkmenistan0.0
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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