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

190 countries, 2024. Unit: % of generation.

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Albania
Median country
35.8 %
half above, half below
World
40.6 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 100.0
The Gambia - Albania

How to read it

Across 190 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Albania (100.0 %) and the lowest in The Gambia (0.0 %).

The median country is at 35.8 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 35.3 % in 2000 to 42.3 % in 2025.

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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 Continent Share of the highest value
1Albania100.0Europe
2Bhutan100.0Asia
3Democratic Republic of the Congo100.0Africa
4Ethiopia100.0Africa
5Iceland100.0Europe
6Nepal100.0Asia
7Paraguay100.0South America
8Costa Rica99.9North America
9Uruguay98.9South America
10Sweden98.8Europe
11Norway98.6Europe
12Switzerland98.1Europe
13Namibia97.6Africa
14Uganda97.1Africa
15Eswatini96.7Africa
16Malawi95.6Africa
17Finland95.3Europe
18Sierra Leone95.2Africa
19France94.9Europe
20Tajikistan94.6Asia
21Kenya91.5Africa
22Venezuela91.1South America
23El Salvador90.8North America
24Luxembourg90.7Europe
25Brazil89.4South America
26Denmark89.2Europe
27Kyrgyzstan88.8Asia
28Zambia87.5Africa
29Belize87.2North America
30Afghanistan86.9Asia
31Austria86.2Europe
32New Zealand86.0Oceania
33Slovakia85.8Europe
34Portugal85.2Europe
35Lithuania84.3Europe
36Mozambique83.4Africa
37Greenland83.3North America
38Georgia79.8Asia
39Sudan79.7Africa
40Canada77.7North America
41Spain76.7Europe
42Laos76.7Asia
43Belgium76.3Europe
44Slovenia76.1Europe
45Burundi75.5Africa
46Guinea75.2Africa
47Angola73.7Africa
48Hungary73.6Europe
49Latvia73.5Europe
50Croatia73.4Europe
51Cameroon73.1Africa
52Ecuador72.4South America
53Bulgaria71.1Europe
54Chile70.0South America
55Guatemala68.3North America
56Panama68.0North America
57Romania67.2Europe
58United Kingdom64.9Europe
59Fiji63.5Oceania
60North Korea63.4Asia
61Nicaragua62.4North America
62Colombia61.3South America
63Armenia61.0Asia
64Peru60.1South America
65Montenegro59.5Europe
66Germany58.3Europe
67Czechia57.7Europe
68Zimbabwe57.1Africa
69Pakistan56.5Asia
70Estonia55.7Europe
71Honduras55.4North America
72Liberia54.4Africa
73Sri Lanka54.1Asia
74Netherlands53.7Europe
75Suriname52.9South America
76Italy50.2Europe
77Rwanda49.6Africa
78Greece49.2Europe
79Myanmar47.9Asia
80Ireland46.5Europe
81Türkiye45.6Asia
82Lebanon43.8Asia
83Samoa43.8Oceania
84Madagascar42.4Africa
85Vietnam42.3Asia
86United States41.9North America
87Argentina41.2South America
88South Korea39.9Asia
89Bosnia and Herzegovina39.7Europe
90North Macedonia39.5Europe
91Palestine39.4Asia
92China37.7Asia
93Belarus37.3Europe
94Ghana36.2Africa
95Russia35.9Europe
96Cambodia35.7Asia
97Gabon35.4Africa
98Australia35.1Oceania
99Djibouti35.0Africa
100French Polynesia34.7Oceania
101Bolivia34.0South America
102Tanzania32.9Africa
103Serbia32.1Europe
104United Arab Emirates31.7Asia
105Japan31.3Asia
106Poland31.1Europe
107Cabo Verde30.8Africa
108Macao30.8Asia
109Togo29.6Africa
110Côte d'Ivoire28.9Africa
111New Caledonia26.9Oceania
112Equatorial Guinea26.8Africa
113Kiribati25.0Oceania
114Nigeria25.0Africa
115Mexico24.6North America
116Morocco24.4Africa
117Jordan24.1Asia
118Cyprus23.8Asia
119Papua New Guinea23.7Oceania
120Mauritania22.7Africa
121India22.4Asia
122Somalia20.9Africa
123Republic of the Congo20.9Africa
124Philippines20.5Asia
125Nauru20.0Oceania
126Senegal19.8Africa
127Malaysia19.8Asia
128Mali19.5Africa
129Dominican Republic18.9North America
130Haiti18.6North America
131Mauritius17.9Africa
132Burkina Faso17.2Africa
133Aruba17.0North America
134Uzbekistan16.0Asia
135Seychelles15.9Africa
136South Africa15.7Africa
137Malta15.5Europe
138Kazakhstan15.2Asia
139Thailand14.8Asia
140Indonesia14.8Asia
141Tonga14.3Oceania
142Israel13.8Asia
143Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13.3North America
144Jamaica12.6North America
145Azerbaijan11.7Asia
146Yemen11.2Asia
147Egypt11.2Africa
148Eritrea11.1Africa
149Moldova10.7Europe
150Solomon Islands9.1Oceania
151Barbados9.0North America
152Mongolia8.8Asia
153Saint Kitts and Nevis8.7North America
154Guam8.6Oceania
155Kosovo8.6Europe
156Antigua and Barbuda8.1North America
157Iran7.2Asia
158Maldives7.1Asia
159Puerto Rico6.0North America
160American Samoa5.6Oceania
161Chad5.4Africa
162Singapore4.9Asia
163Oman4.9Asia
164Tunisia4.4Africa
165Cayman Islands4.2North America
166Qatar4.0Asia
167Cuba4.0North America
168Benin4.0Africa
169Turks and Caicos Islands3.7North America
170Syria3.5Asia
171Niger3.2Africa
172Guyana2.9South America
173Saint Lucia2.5North America
174Kuwait2.2Asia
175Saudi Arabia2.2Asia
176Bangladesh1.9Asia
177South Sudan1.8Africa
178Iraq1.6Asia
179Algeria1.1Africa
180Hong Kong1.0Asia
181Bahamas0.9North America
182Botswana0.3Africa
183Bahrain0.3Asia
184Brunei0.2Asia
185Trinidad and Tobago0.1North America
186Turkmenistan0.0Asia
187Libya0.0Africa
188The Gambia0.0Africa
189Guinea-Bissau0.0Africa
190Grenada0.0North America
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 190 countries

Largest increase

  1. Luxembourg 20.9 → 90.7 +69.8 pp
  2. Liberia 0.0 → 54.4 +54.4 pp
  3. Estonia 11.2 → 55.7 +44.5 pp
  4. Lithuania 40.9 → 84.3 +43.4 pp
  5. Lebanon 1.2 → 43.8 +42.7 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Mali 58.2 → 19.5 −38.7 pp
  2. Republic of the Congo 55.1 → 20.9 −34.2 pp
  3. Ghana 63.6 → 36.2 −27.4 pp
  4. Cambodia 61.1 → 35.7 −25.5 pp
  5. Laos 100.0 → 76.7 −23.3 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Low-carbon electricity - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 20 40 60 80 2000 Africa: 33.33 Asia: 7.53 Europe: 39.63 North America: 6.92 South America: 73.86 Oceania: 4.04 2001 Africa: 28.65 Asia: 6.8 Europe: 37.09 North America: 6.62 South America: 68.63 Oceania: 3.85 2002 Africa: 27.55 Asia: 7.49 Europe: 39.42 North America: 7.06 South America: 63.95 Oceania: 4.02 2003 Africa: 27.27 Asia: 9.18 Europe: 34.34 North America: 7.48 South America: 63.88 Oceania: 4.13 2004 Africa: 27.32 Asia: 9.7 Europe: 38.59 North America: 10.05 South America: 64.22 Oceania: 4.23 2005 Africa: 26.98 Asia: 11.57 Europe: 43.44 North America: 9.53 South America: 63.16 Oceania: 4.49 2006 Africa: 27.12 Asia: 10.16 Europe: 38.35 North America: 8.63 South America: 59.82 Oceania: 4.44 2007 Africa: 30.81 Asia: 9.53 Europe: 37.57 North America: 8.86 South America: 62.03 Oceania: 4.17 2008 Africa: 28.37 Asia: 8.94 Europe: 38.41 North America: 8.34 South America: 60.35 Oceania: 3.9 2009 Africa: 33.33 Asia: 8.53 Europe: 40.31 North America: 9.64 South America: 58.41 Oceania: 4.03 2010 Africa: 28.07 Asia: 9.7 Europe: 45.74 North America: 11.23 South America: 59.46 Oceania: 4.42 2011 Africa: 29.93 Asia: 7.83 Europe: 40.43 North America: 11.31 South America: 62.04 Oceania: 5.97 2012 Africa: 23.36 Asia: 9.27 Europe: 44.34 North America: 13.67 South America: 54.33 Oceania: 6.04 2013 Africa: 21.85 Asia: 9.25 Europe: 46.62 North America: 13.18 South America: 50.78 Oceania: 14.26 2014 Africa: 28.99 Asia: 9.7 Europe: 51.61 North America: 9.3 South America: 49.96 Oceania: 12.43 2015 Africa: 25.16 Asia: 9.96 Europe: 49.54 North America: 9.08 South America: 51.91 Oceania: 14.12 2016 Africa: 23.73 Asia: 11.69 Europe: 54.7 North America: 11.66 South America: 52.16 Oceania: 11.76 2017 Africa: 25.19 Asia: 11.29 Europe: 51.52 North America: 12.8 South America: 58.5 Oceania: 13.95 2018 Africa: 31.72 Asia: 14.29 Europe: 54.85 North America: 14.21 South America: 59.75 Oceania: 16.57 2019 Africa: 30.44 Asia: 14.82 Europe: 55.01 North America: 13.02 South America: 59.46 Oceania: 22.89 2020 Africa: 28.86 Asia: 17.58 Europe: 59.26 North America: 13.76 South America: 64.4 Oceania: 24.62 2021 Africa: 30.67 Asia: 17.17 Europe: 61.8 North America: 13.81 South America: 68.32 Oceania: 24.86 2022 Africa: 29.18 Asia: 19.13 Europe: 59.59 North America: 13.33 South America: 64.84 Oceania: 25 2023 Africa: 26.49 Asia: 21.43 Europe: 67.42 North America: 13.33 South America: 64.63 Oceania: 25 2024 Africa: 29.25 Asia: 22.44 Europe: 71.1 North America: 17 South America: 65.69 Oceania: 25 2000 2008 2012 2016 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 29.2 %
Asia 22.4 %
Europe 71.1 %
North America 17.0 %
South America 65.7 %
Oceania 25.0 %

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