Share of wind and solar in electricity generation

190 countries, 2024. Unit: % of generation.

First in the ranking
69.1 %
Denmark
Median country
5.8 %
half above, half below
World
15.0 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 69.1
Burundi - Denmark

How to read it

Across 190 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Denmark (69.1 %) and the lowest in Burundi (0.0 %).

The median country is at 5.8 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 0.2 % in 2000 to 17.3 % in 2025.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Wind and solar over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Denmark69.1Europe
2Lithuania65.1Europe
3Luxembourg54.8Europe
4Portugal45.4Europe
5Netherlands45.2Europe
6Germany43.0Europe
7Spain42.9Europe
8Uruguay42.8South America
9Greece41.7Europe
10Ireland40.8Europe
11Palestine39.4Asia
12Namibia36.6Africa
13Djibouti35.0Africa
14United Kingdom34.6Europe
15Chile34.6South America
16Estonia33.7Europe
17Cabo Verde30.8Africa
18Lebanon30.2Asia
19Australia29.8Oceania
20Belgium29.7Europe
21Hungary26.0Europe
22Sweden25.9Europe
23Finland25.9Europe
24Poland25.3Europe
25Kiribati25.0Oceania
26Jordan24.0Asia
27Brazil23.7South America
28Croatia22.9Europe
29Cyprus22.8Asia
30Morocco22.4Africa
31Austria22.0Europe
32El Salvador21.9North America
33Italy21.8Europe
34Kenya21.3Africa
35Somalia20.9Africa
36Nauru20.0Oceania
37Samoa18.8Oceania
38Romania18.7Europe
39China18.3Asia
40Togo18.3Africa
41Türkiye18.2Asia
42Bulgaria18.1Europe
43United States17.2North America
44Aruba17.0North America
45North Macedonia16.8Europe
46Seychelles15.9Africa
47Democratic Republic of the Congo15.8Africa
48Honduras15.5North America
49Pakistan15.2Asia
50Malta15.1Europe
51Vietnam14.7Asia
52Panama14.5North America
53Senegal14.3Africa
54Tonga14.3Oceania
55Israel13.7Asia
56Argentina13.1South America
57Latvia13.1Europe
58Nicaragua13.1North America
59France12.9Europe
60Mauritania12.6Africa
61Costa Rica12.1North America
62Mexico12.0North America
63South Africa11.9Africa
64Dominican Republic11.9North America
65Sri Lanka11.6Asia
66Yemen11.2Asia
67Afghanistan11.1Asia
68Eritrea11.1Africa
69India11.0Asia
70New Zealand10.6Oceania
71Japan10.6Asia
72Montenegro9.9Europe
73Armenia9.7Asia
74Norway9.6Europe
75New Caledonia9.6Oceania
76Sierra Leone9.5Africa
77Solomon Islands9.1Oceania
78Barbados9.0North America
79Jamaica8.9North America
80Saint Kitts and Nevis8.7North America
81Canada8.7North America
82Guam8.6Oceania
83French Polynesia8.3Oceania
84United Arab Emirates8.2Asia
85Mongolia8.2Asia
86Antigua and Barbuda8.1North America
87Slovenia7.7Europe
88Switzerland7.4Europe
89Maldives7.1Asia
90Cambodia6.9Asia
91South Korea6.6Asia
92Burkina Faso6.5Africa
93Bolivia6.5South America
94Uzbekistan5.9Asia
95Czechia5.9Europe
96Thailand5.8Asia
97Puerto Rico5.7North America
98American Samoa5.6Oceania
99Kosovo5.5Europe
100Kazakhstan5.3Asia
101Mauritius5.3Africa
102Egypt5.2Africa
103Peru5.1South America
104Moldova5.1Europe
105Eswatini4.9Africa
106Bosnia and Herzegovina4.9Europe
107Oman4.9Asia
108Tunisia4.4Africa
109Cayman Islands4.2North America
110Guatemala4.1North America
111Madagascar4.1Africa
112Albania4.1Europe
113Colombia4.0South America
114Benin4.0Africa
115Qatar3.8Asia
116Serbia3.8Europe
117Turks and Caicos Islands3.7North America
118Rwanda3.5Africa
119Niger3.2Africa
120Malaysia3.0Asia
121Ethiopia2.9Africa
122Uganda2.9Africa
123Philippines2.9Asia
124Mali2.9Africa
125Angola2.8Africa
126Chad2.7Africa
127Saint Lucia2.5North America
128Saudi Arabia2.4Asia
129Slovakia2.3Europe
130Kuwait2.2Asia
131Singapore2.1Asia
132Belize2.1North America
133South Sudan1.8Africa
134Liberia1.8Africa
135Cuba1.6North America
136Guyana1.4South America
137Bangladesh1.2Asia
138Nepal1.2Asia
139Sudan1.1Africa
140Algeria1.0Africa
141Belarus1.0Europe
142Bahamas0.9North America
143Fiji0.9Oceania
144Zambia0.9Africa
145Georgia0.9Asia
146Ecuador0.8South America
147Guinea0.7Africa
148Ghana0.7Africa
149North Korea0.6Asia
150Russia0.6Europe
151Hong Kong0.6Asia
152Azerbaijan0.6Asia
153Suriname0.6South America
154Myanmar0.6Asia
155Cameroon0.6Africa
156Malawi0.5Africa
157Iran0.5Asia
158Tanzania0.5Africa
159Mozambique0.4Africa
160Syria0.4Asia
161Zimbabwe0.4Africa
162Indonesia0.4Asia
163Nigeria0.3Africa
164Botswana0.3Africa
165Iraq0.3Asia
166Bahrain0.3Asia
167Papua New Guinea0.2Oceania
168Côte d'Ivoire0.2Africa
169Republic of the Congo0.2Africa
170Brunei0.2Asia
171Laos0.2Asia
172Iceland0.1Europe
173Trinidad and Tobago0.1North America
174Venezuela0.0South America
175Libya0.0Africa
176Burundi0.0Africa
177Bhutan0.0Asia
178Gabon0.0Africa
179The Gambia0.0Africa
180Guinea-Bissau0.0Africa
181Equatorial Guinea0.0Africa
182Grenada0.0North America
183Greenland0.0North America
184Haiti0.0North America
185Kyrgyzstan0.0Asia
186Macao0.0Asia
187Paraguay0.0South America
188Tajikistan0.0Asia
189Turkmenistan0.0Asia
190Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0North America
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 190 countries

Largest increase

  1. Luxembourg 8.9 → 54.8 +45.9 pp
  2. Lithuania 19.2 → 65.1 +45.9 pp
  3. Palestine 0.0 → 39.4 +39.4 pp
  4. Netherlands 6.4 → 45.2 +38.8 pp
  5. Uruguay 5.6 → 42.8 +37.2 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Nicaragua 19.1 → 13.1 −6.0 pp
  2. Ethiopia 5.5 → 2.9 −2.6 pp
  3. Malawi 0.9 → 0.5 −0.4 pp
  4. Venezuela 0.1 → 0.0 0 pp
  5. Aruba 17.0 → 17.0 0 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Wind and solar - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 5 10 15 20 2000 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2001 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2002 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.01 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2003 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.02 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2004 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.07 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2005 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.08 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2006 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.16 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2007 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.28 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2008 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.5 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2009 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 0.72 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2010 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 1.06 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2011 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 1.92 North America: 0 South America: 0 Oceania: 0 2012 Africa: 0 Asia: 0 Europe: 2.97 North America: 0 South America: 0.07 Oceania: 0 2013 Africa: 0 Asia: 0.01 Europe: 3.66 North America: 0 South America: 0.18 Oceania: 0 2014 Africa: 0 Asia: 0.05 Europe: 4.19 North America: 0.33 South America: 0.33 Oceania: 0 2015 Africa: 0.01 Asia: 0.16 Europe: 5.81 North America: 1.12 South America: 0.48 Oceania: 1.41 2016 Africa: 0.16 Asia: 0.2 Europe: 5.38 North America: 1.04 South America: 0.49 Oceania: 1.48 2017 Africa: 0.41 Asia: 0.25 Europe: 6.47 North America: 1.78 South America: 0.64 Oceania: 1.73 2018 Africa: 0.37 Asia: 0.37 Europe: 6.9 North America: 2.61 South America: 0.96 Oceania: 3.45 2019 Africa: 0.67 Asia: 0.76 Europe: 8.99 North America: 3.11 South America: 2.12 Oceania: 5.4 2020 Africa: 0.9 Asia: 0.82 Europe: 11.16 North America: 3.97 South America: 2.34 Oceania: 5.85 2021 Africa: 1.67 Asia: 1.2 Europe: 11.63 North America: 3.95 South America: 2.65 Oceania: 7.03 2022 Africa: 2.14 Asia: 2.23 Europe: 14.21 North America: 4.28 South America: 2.73 Oceania: 8.26 2023 Africa: 2.48 Asia: 2.72 Europe: 17.19 North America: 4.22 South America: 3.18 Oceania: 8.89 2024 Africa: 2.89 Asia: 3.79 Europe: 18.69 North America: 8.11 South America: 4.57 Oceania: 9.62 2000 2008 2012 2016 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 2.9 %
Asia 3.8 %
Europe 18.7 %
North America 8.1 %
South America 4.6 %
Oceania 9.6 %

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