Data for 2013

Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2013

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 covers 203 countries on 4 measures. 8 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 36 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 18.56. Against 2012, 158 values changed (97 up, 61 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2013

Highest8 countries share it

100.00

Lowest36 countries share it

0.00

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

203countries
4measures per country
2013the year it describes
158distinct 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, 2013, 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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=1	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.00	0.000	0.000	6.96
=1	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.00	0.000	0.000	7.53
=1	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.00	0.000	0.000	0.14
=1	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	100.00	0.000	0.000	17.99
=1	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	100.00	0.000	0.000	15.36
=1	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.00	0.000	0.000	0.51
=1	ParaguayPRYSouth America	100.00	0.000	0.000	60.51
=1	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	100.00	0.977	0.000	3.07
9	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	99.89	4.268	0.115	8.67
10	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.88	0.000	0.123	8.16
11	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	99.85	0.000	0.150	13.30
12	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	99.77	0.000	0.234	17.11
13	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	99.71	0.571	0.286	3.50
14	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	98.59	0.000	1.412	14.87
15	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	97.96	1.412	2.043	133.14
16	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	95.56	1.481	4.444	1.35
17	BelizeBLZCentral America	94.60	0.000	5.405	0.37
18	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	93.66	0.488	6.341	2.05
19	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	93.39	0.000	6.609	13.92
20	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	93.33	0.000	6.667	0.60
21	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	88.24	0.000	11.765	0.17
22	Costa RicaCRICentral America	88.22	5.005	11.776	10.19
23	UruguayURYSouth America	84.13	1.201	15.866	11.66
24	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	82.06	0.000	17.936	9.98
25	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	80.97	0.097	19.034	10.35
26	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	80.44	0.000	19.565	0.46
27	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	80.18	2.703	19.820	1.11
28	KenyaKENEastern Africa	78.34	0.495	21.658	8.08
29	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	78.23	5.856	21.766	64.55
30	BrazilBRASouth America	76.83	1.153	20.468	570.83
31	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	74.19	4.707	25.808	42.70
32	GuineaGINWestern Africa	73.85	0.000	26.154	0.65
33	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	72.55	0.080	27.448	12.46
34	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	69.40	0.000	30.599	6.34
35	ColombiaCOLSouth America	69.22	0.095	30.785	73.51
36	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	67.59	0.000	32.411	10.12
37	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	66.57	3.802	33.429	13.94
38	FijiFJIMelanesia	63.64	0.000	36.364	0.88
39	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	63.45	0.000	36.548	3.94
40	CanadaCANNorthern America	63.37	1.929	20.969	655.69
41	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	62.90	0.000	37.105	12.99
42	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	62.68	0.046	37.324	21.97
43	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	62.50	0.000	37.500	0.16
44	VenezuelaVENSouth America	61.89	0.067	38.111	135.13
45	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	60.76	0.000	39.241	6.32
46	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	60.18	2.087	39.816	11.98
47	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	59.21	0.859	2.955	68.69
48	MacauMACEastern Asia	58.54	0.000	41.463	0.41
49	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	58.53	24.806	41.470	50.35
50	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	58.04	0.123	41.963	8.15
51	PanamaPANCentral America	57.88	0.000	42.123	8.95
52	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	57.87	0.000	42.135	1.78
53	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	57.23	0.000	42.775	1.73
54	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	56.94	1.935	43.065	6.20
55	MaliMLIWestern Africa	54.09	1.364	45.909	2.20
56	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	54.04	6.456	2.535	153.03
57	PeruPERSouth America	53.94	0.460	46.058	43.51
58	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	53.77	0.000	46.226	9.54
59	NicaraguaNICCentral America	52.28	13.429	47.722	4.17
60	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	50.30	0.606	49.697	1.65
61	EcuadorECUSouth America	47.63	0.259	52.375	23.16
62	SurinameSURSouth America	47.16	0.000	52.841	1.76
63	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	46.57	0.064	53.431	124.46
64	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	46.11	33.632	53.886	34.61
65	GabonGABMiddle Africa	44.98	0.000	55.024	2.09
66	HondurasHNDCentral America	44.09	3.776	55.907	8.21
67	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	41.97	0.000	58.029	17.25
68	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	40.54	0.000	59.459	0.37
69	SpainESPSouthern Europe	39.58	24.423	40.261	281.46
70	ItalyITASouthern Europe	39.16	12.758	60.842	286.02
71	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	37.93	6.897	62.069	0.29
72	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	36.52	15.513	63.484	4.19
73	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	35.97	1.095	30.901	71.26
74	ChileCHLSouth America	35.70	0.769	64.305	72.84
75	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	35.16	0.000	64.838	4.01
76	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	34.63	8.489	45.403	58.19
77	BoliviaBOLSouth America	33.80	0.000	66.197	7.81
78	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	32.34	1.392	34.114	15.80
79	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	32.19	0.515	63.616	104.88
80	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	30.05	0.167	69.950	5.99
81	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	29.41	0.000	70.588	0.85
82	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	28.82	3.148	71.176	240.15
83	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	28.71	0.000	42.323	7.49
84	DominicaDMACaribbean	26.67	0.000	73.333	0.15
85	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	26.41	0.093	73.588	75.23
86	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	26.11	0.164	73.892	6.09
87	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	26.05	0.000	73.949	39.23
88	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	25.48	13.819	74.525	56.37
=89	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	25.00	2.941	75.000	0.68
=89	SamoaWSMPolynesia	25.00	0.000	75.000	0.12
91	ArgentinaARGSouth America	24.93	0.337	70.613	139.45
92	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	24.13	13.238	60.419	629.69
93	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	22.32	2.105	22.526	28.50
94	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	22.29	18.033	77.713	25.62
95	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	21.95	21.951	78.049	0.41
96	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	21.76	0.000	78.244	7.63
97	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	21.43	4.082	78.571	0.98
98	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	20.32	1.992	79.681	2.51
99	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.28	0.000	79.720	2.86
100	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	20.00	2.705	77.947	5,420.96
101	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	19.57	8.152	80.435	1.84
102	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	18.56	0.069	81.438	28.93
103	FranceFRAWestern Europe	17.24	3.698	9.300	576.75
104	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	17.15	0.001	66.561	1,059.08
105	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	16.26	0.025	83.738	303.12
106	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	16.15	5.048	83.853	26.94
107	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	16.06	6.416	51.000	43.02
108	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	16.03	2.930	81.047	1,141.23
109	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	16.00	1.333	84.000	0.75
110	ArubaABWCaribbean	15.96	15.957	84.043	0.94
111	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	14.85	8.488	65.440	358.28
112	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	14.30	7.700	33.667	81.95
=113	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	14.29	0.000	85.714	0.14
=113	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	14.29	0.000	85.714	0.07
=113	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	14.29	14.286	85.714	0.07
116	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	14.24	5.253	85.763	249.56
117	MexicoMEXCentral America	13.50	1.444	82.526	297.12
118	HaitiHTICaribbean	13.33	0.000	86.667	1.05
119	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	13.04	1.411	86.964	17.72
120	United StatesUSANorthern America	12.83	4.361	67.714	4,055.61
121	TogoTGOWestern Africa	12.50	0.000	87.500	0.32
122	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	12.04	0.000	87.962	25.17
123	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	12.03	6.006	85.093	100.56
124	JapanJPNEastern Asia	11.08	1.658	87.575	1,087.76
125	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	10.83	2.922	53.381	85.91
126	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	10.44	0.000	89.562	54.61
127	PolandPOLEastern Europe	10.42	3.663	89.584	163.78
128	SenegalSENWestern Africa	9.71	0.000	90.289	3.81
129	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	9.32	2.797	90.676	4.29
130	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	9.26	3.991	90.738	13.28
131	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	9.25	0.100	90.749	140.99
132	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	9.18	2.445	40.040	30.27
133	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	9.00	0.975	91.004	165.08
134	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	8.35	0.000	91.653	92.61
135	IraqIRQWestern Asia	8.17	0.085	91.834	58.90
136	UkraineUKREastern Europe	7.77	0.623	49.416	194.37
137	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	7.69	6.527	92.308	4.29
138	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	7.50	0.955	92.499	168.64
139	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.87	0.000	93.126	4.51
140	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	6.71	0.000	93.290	23.25
141	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	6.70	0.000	93.298	18.80
142	IranIRNSouthern Asia	5.74	0.085	92.614	258.86
143	CubaCUBCaribbean	4.88	0.675	95.117	19.25
144	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	4.55	4.545	95.455	0.22
145	GuyanaGUYSouth America	4.08	0.000	95.918	0.98
146	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	3.66	0.777	79.840	252.33
147	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3.57	0.000	96.429	0.28
148	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	3.52	0.000	96.477	47.97
149	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	2.39	1.195	97.610	5.02
150	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2.37	2.040	97.630	18.14
151	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	2.27	2.273	97.727	0.44
152	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	2.15	0.000	97.853	6.52
153	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2.01	0.244	97.994	53.34
154	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.90	0.525	72.260	537.16
155	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.77	1.327	98.230	2.26
156	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1.35	0.978	98.650	21.48
157	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.95	0.032	99.048	31.51
158	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.93	0.815	99.070	61.32
159	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.65	0.035	93.835	255.95
160	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.55	0.000	99.449	59.89
161	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.35	0.000	99.652	17.26
162	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.23	0.000	99.770	34.75
163	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.10	0.000	99.897	39.01
164	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.08	0.082	99.918	109.99
165	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.03	0.026	99.974	37.93
166	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.02	0.016	99.984	60.99
167	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.01	0.014	99.986	294.72
=168	American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.15
=168	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.33
=168	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	1.88
=168	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	100.000	25.91
=168	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	1.01
=168	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.13
=168	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.92
=168	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.20
=168	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	100.000	4.40
=168	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.62
=168	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.06
=168	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.03
=168	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.43
=168	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.27
=168	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.25
=168	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.20
=168	GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	0.000	100.000	1.74
=168	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.02
=168	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.03
=168	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.30
=168	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.42
=168	MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.01
=168	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.02
=168	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.44
=168	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	100.000	26.24
=168	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.53
=168	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.38
=168	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.08
=168	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.35
=168	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.47
=168	TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.05
=168	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	9.50
=168	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	0.000	100.000	18.87
=168	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.21
=168	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	0.000	100.000	0.82
=168	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	100.000	8.50

02In 2013

At either end

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

Highest

1Albaniashared100.00
1Bhutanshared100.00
1Central African Republicshared100.00
1Icelandshared100.00
1Laosshared100.00

Lowest

168Yemenshared0.00
168United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00
168British Virgin Islandsshared0.00
168Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.00
168Tongashared0.00

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 18.56. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Wind and solar (% of generation)
HighestDenmark33.632
Lowest98 share it
Middle country: 0.025
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest36 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 75.000
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina5,420.96
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 8.95

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
158values changed, of 203 in both
97 · 61rose · fell
45unchanged

Rose most

Sri Lanka29.41 → 60.18+30.78
Cambodia37.06 → 57.87+20.80
Uruguay64.62 → 84.13+19.51
Macau41.07 → 58.54+17.47
Croatia49.76 → 66.57+16.81

Fell most

Togo28.13 → 12.50−15.63
Angola70.98 → 58.04−12.95
Burundi100.00 → 88.24−11.77
Samoa36.36 → 25.00−11.36
Latvia66.61 → 56.94−9.68

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.

04Caveats

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