Data for 2006

Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2006

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2006 covers 202 countries on 4 measures. 6 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 49 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 14.041. Against 2005, 145 values changed (67 up, 78 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2006

Highest6 countries share it

100.000

Lowest49 countries share it

0.000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

202countries
4measures per country
2006the year it describes
149distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 25, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2006, as published. Ember ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2006: every country, as published by Ember.
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=1	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.000	0.000	0.000	4.47
=1	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	100.000	0.000	0.000	0.09
=1	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	100.000	0.000	0.000	9.85
=1	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	100.000	0.000	0.000	3.60
=1	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.000	0.000	0.000	0.52
=1	ParaguayPRYSouth America	100.000	0.000	0.000	53.77
7	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	99.897	0.000	0.103	9.68
8	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	99.863	0.000	0.137	14.59
9	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	99.632	0.000	0.368	2.72
10	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	99.396	0.000	0.604	3.31
11	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.333	0.000	0.667	7.50
12	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	99.324	0.528	0.676	121.22
13	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	98.641	0.000	1.359	16.93
14	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	98.214	0.000	1.786	5.04
15	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	97.101	0.000	2.899	0.69
16	Costa RicaCRICentral America	93.852	3.132	6.148	8.62
17	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	93.789	0.000	6.211	1.61
18	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	89.172	0.000	10.828	1.57
19	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	88.735	0.000	11.265	5.06
20	BrazilBRASouth America	86.754	0.057	9.968	419.45
21	BelizeBLZCentral America	85.714	0.000	14.286	0.21
22	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	85.235	0.000	14.765	2.98
23	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	84.880	0.000	15.120	14.55
24	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	82.353	0.000	17.647	0.17
25	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	82.222	0.000	17.778	0.45
26	ColombiaCOLSouth America	80.446	0.131	19.554	53.34
27	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	76.250	0.625	23.750	1.60
28	VenezuelaVENSouth America	73.900	0.000	26.100	110.42
29	PeruPERSouth America	73.282	0.000	26.718	27.36
30	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	71.111	0.000	28.889	0.90
31	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	70.415	0.000	29.585	7.47
32	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	67.794	0.000	32.206	7.98
33	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	66.389	0.000	33.611	8.39
34	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	65.359	2.845	34.641	62.21
35	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	64.777	1.441	35.223	43.04
36	UruguayURYSouth America	64.632	0.000	35.368	5.57
37	GuineaGINWestern Africa	63.014	0.000	36.986	0.73
38	KenyaKENEastern Africa	62.850	0.000	37.150	7.51
39	PanamaPANCentral America	60.201	0.000	39.799	5.98
40	CanadaCANNorthern America	59.879	0.409	24.133	608.43
41	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	59.813	0.000	40.187	1.07
42	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	59.322	0.000	40.678	2.95
43	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	58.596	0.000	41.404	5.70
44	GabonGABMiddle Africa	57.229	0.000	42.771	1.66
45	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	57.143	0.000	42.857	0.35
46	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	57.055	1.022	42.945	4.89
47	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	55.984	0.000	44.016	22.31
48	ChileCHLSouth America	55.015	0.018	44.985	55.04
49	SurinameSURSouth America	54.777	0.000	45.223	1.57
50	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	53.883	0.000	46.117	6.18
51	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	53.494	0.000	46.506	7.87
52	FijiFJIMelanesia	52.222	0.000	47.778	0.90
53	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	51.714	0.048	3.509	62.13
54	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	51.510	0.155	48.490	12.91
55	EcuadorECUSouth America	50.284	0.000	49.716	14.08
56	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	49.595	0.684	3.657	143.28
57	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	49.258	0.106	50.742	9.44
58	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	48.148	0.000	51.852	0.27
59	HaitiHTICaribbean	47.368	0.000	52.632	0.57
60	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	44.000	4.000	56.000	0.25
61	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	43.943	0.000	56.057	13.29
62	BoliviaBOLSouth America	43.600	0.000	56.400	5.00
63	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	42.735	0.000	57.265	3.51
64	SamoaWSMPolynesia	41.667	0.000	58.333	0.12
65	TogoTGOWestern Africa	40.909	0.000	59.091	0.22
66	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	37.736	0.000	62.264	0.53
67	HondurasHNDCentral America	36.745	0.000	63.255	5.96
68	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	36.034	0.088	63.966	56.78
69	ArgentinaARGSouth America	34.506	0.062	58.688	113.43
70	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	34.145	0.000	65.855	57.90
71	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	33.824	0.000	66.176	3.40
72	MaliMLIWestern Africa	33.758	0.000	66.242	1.57
73	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	33.166	0.000	64.272	99.53
74	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	32.479	6.054	67.521	48.40
75	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	32.258	0.000	67.742	4.65
76	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	31.699	0.000	25.919	5.71
77	NicaraguaNICCentral America	30.032	0.000	69.968	3.13
78	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	29.348	0.000	61.653	62.56
79	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	28.854	0.000	71.146	35.87
80	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	28.369	0.000	71.631	5.64
81	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	27.294	0.194	44.866	82.29
82	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	27.119	0.000	72.881	23.12
83	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	25.260	0.074	74.740	176.25
84	DominicaDMACaribbean	25.000	0.000	75.000	0.12
85	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24.487	0.000	38.782	15.11
86	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	23.538	0.000	76.462	7.01
87	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	22.458	0.000	77.542	2.36
88	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	20.224	13.424	79.776	45.44
89	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	20.000	0.000	80.000	0.05
90	IraqIRQWestern Asia	18.031	0.000	81.969	33.83
91	SpainESPSouthern Europe	17.643	7.923	62.015	295.59
92	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	17.519	0.001	66.713	992.12
93	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	17.135	1.256	80.496	744.43
94	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	16.578	1.604	83.422	1.87
95	ItalyITASouthern Europe	16.570	0.985	83.430	305.61
96	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	16.263	0.037	83.737	188.71
97	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	15.589	0.133	82.498	2,865.73
98	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	15.392	0.032	26.976	31.25
99	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	15.385	0.000	84.615	0.13
100	MexicoMEXCentral America	14.829	0.023	80.929	256.25
101	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.545	0.000	85.455	0.55
102	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	13.536	0.000	86.464	14.11
103	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	12.910	2.861	87.090	59.41
104	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	11.992	0.546	88.008	111.66
105	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	11.514	5.330	61.944	630.20
106	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	10.843	0.000	89.157	71.66
107	FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.737	0.386	9.907	567.30
108	SenegalSENWestern Africa	10.606	0.000	89.394	2.64
109	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	10.592	0.000	89.408	37.48
110	MacauMACEastern Asia	10.180	0.000	89.820	1.67
111	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	10.159	0.000	89.841	24.51
112	JapanJPNEastern Asia	9.831	0.355	64.035	1,164.35
113	IranIRNSouthern Asia	9.637	0.067	90.363	193.43
114	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	9.428	0.000	90.572	49.32
115	United StatesUSANorthern America	9.418	0.670	71.129	4,046.94
116	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	9.309	0.044	47.799	45.44
117	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	9.225	6.089	90.775	27.10
118	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	9.091	0.000	90.909	0.11
119	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	8.958	0.906	91.042	19.87
120	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	8.883	0.950	91.117	237.99
121	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	8.265	2.851	88.177	97.52
122	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	8.065	0.000	91.935	0.62
123	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	7.296	0.029	92.704	136.78
124	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	7.062	2.260	92.938	3.54
125	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	6.680	0.000	93.320	103.99
126	UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.678	0.021	46.723	193.61
127	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	6.090	0.000	93.910	11.33
128	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.086	0.000	93.914	6.08
129	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.630	0.000	95.370	1.08
130	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4.609	0.033	95.391	30.16
131	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	4.556	1.065	76.452	397.27
132	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	4.208	0.060	64.655	83.66
133	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4.156	0.112	58.298	35.85
134	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	4.000	4.000	96.000	0.25
135	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	3.733	0.667	96.267	7.50
136	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	3.563	0.083	24.772	12.07
137	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	3.552	0.444	40.473	83.34
138	CubaCUBCaribbean	3.036	0.000	96.964	16.47
139	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2.670	0.162	97.330	160.70
140	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	2.641	0.119	80.432	235.54
141	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.406	0.000	97.594	39.49
142	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	2.257	0.000	97.743	4.43
143	GuyanaGUYSouth America	1.515	0.000	98.485	0.66
144	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1.336	0.822	98.664	9.73
145	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1.316	0.012	94.732	253.81
146	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.995	0.306	99.005	13.07
147	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.988	0.067	62.101	402.99
148	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.624	0.000	99.376	35.23
149	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.561	0.000	99.439	24.97
150	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.540	0.000	99.460	11.12
151	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.418	0.000	99.582	7.17
152	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.126	0.000	99.874	31.81
153	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.040	0.020	99.960	50.56
=154	American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.19
=154	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.26
=154	ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.91
=154	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	2.12
=154	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	21.04
=154	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	1.02
=154	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.15
=154	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.99
=154	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.17
=154	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	3.30
=154	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.56
=154	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.12
=154	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.05
=154	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.03
=154	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	4.65
=154	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.31
=154	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.27
=154	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.22
=154	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.17
=154	GuamGUMMicronesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	1.89
=154	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.03
=154	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	38.54
=154	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.03
=154	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	47.60
=154	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.20
=154	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	24.75
=154	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.31
=154	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.000	0.000	100.000	2.26
=154	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	3.53
=154	MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.01
=154	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.02
=154	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.22
=154	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	13.29
=154	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.35
=154	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	17.08
=154	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.19
=154	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.33
=154	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	196.31
=154	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.32
=154	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.05
=154	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.07
=154	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.30
=154	TongaTONPolynesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.05
=154	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	13.65
=154	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.16
=154	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	62.44
=154	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.97
=154	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.05
=154	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	5.39

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Burundishared100.000
1Bhutanshared100.000
1Icelandshared100.000
1Laosshared100.000
1Lesothoshared100.000

Lowest

154Yemenshared0.000
154Vanuatushared0.000
154United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
154British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
154Tongashared0.000

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 14.041. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Wind and solar (% of generation)
HighestDenmark13.424
Lowest142 share it
Middle country: 0.000
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest49 share it
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 77.002
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States4,046.94
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 7.09

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 202 in both
67 · 78rose · fell
57unchanged

Rose most

Belize43.750 → 85.714+41.964
São Tomé and Príncipe0.000 → 20.000+20.000
Zimbabwe52.457 → 67.794+15.337
Portugal17.931 → 32.479+14.548
Sri Lanka39.342 → 49.258+9.916

Fell most

Sierra Leone25.000 → 0.000−25.000
Uruguay87.500 → 64.632−22.868
Uganda96.429 → 76.250−20.179
Ghana82.789 → 66.389−16.400
Georgia85.694 → 70.415−15.279

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

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