Data for 2018

Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2018

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 covers 203 countries on 4 measures. 8 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 18 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 22.936. Against 2017, 172 values changed (109 up, 63 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2018

Highest8 countries share it

100.000

Lowest18 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.

203countries
4measures per country
2018the year it describes
177distinct 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, 2018, 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	100.000	0.000	0.000	8.55
=1	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.000	0.000	0.000	6.89
=1	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.000	0.000	0.000	0.15
=1	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	100.000	3.865	0.000	14.23
=1	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	100.000	0.000	0.000	19.69
=1	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.000	0.000	0.000	0.52
=1	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	100.000	1.860	0.000	4.84
=1	ParaguayPRYSouth America	100.000	0.000	0.000	59.34
9	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.904	0.096	0.096	10.46
10	Costa RicaCRICentral America	98.601	16.259	1.399	11.44
11	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	98.582	17.730	1.418	1.41
12	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	98.020	2.652	1.980	145.94
13	UruguayURYSouth America	97.536	35.181	2.464	14.61
14	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	95.918	0.000	4.082	0.49
15	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	93.161	0.000	6.839	19.74
16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	92.791	1.628	7.209	4.30
17	BelizeBLZCentral America	92.683	0.000	7.317	0.41
18	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	91.834	0.000	8.166	15.43
19	KenyaKENEastern Africa	86.283	4.159	13.717	11.30
20	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	84.644	0.000	15.356	16.28
21	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	83.398	4.917	16.602	43.73
22	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	82.906	3.419	17.094	1.17
23	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	82.475	0.664	17.525	12.04
24	BrazilBRASouth America	82.358	8.637	15.037	601.39
25	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	81.797	0.000	18.203	17.14
26	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	81.768	0.552	18.232	1.81
27	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	80.769	0.000	19.231	0.52
28	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	79.452	0.152	20.548	13.14
29	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	77.941	5.699	22.059	5.44
30	PanamaPANCentral America	77.768	7.321	22.232	11.20
31	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	77.408	11.582	22.592	64.67
32	ColombiaCOLSouth America	76.333	0.077	23.667	78.21
33	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	75.342	42.123	24.658	2.92
34	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	72.337	10.429	27.663	13.52
35	EcuadorECUSouth America	71.912	0.411	28.088	29.23
36	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	71.429	0.000	28.571	0.35
37	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	70.833	38.542	29.167	0.96
38	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	68.686	49.156	31.314	30.21
39	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	66.667	3.704	33.333	0.27
40	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	66.113	3.925	33.887	13.25
41	CanadaCANNorthern America	65.546	5.590	19.325	661.20
42	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	65.078	0.058	34.922	34.42
43	HondurasHNDCentral America	62.822	19.876	37.178	9.71
44	GuineaGINWestern Africa	62.371	1.031	37.629	1.94
45	PeruPERSouth America	61.131	4.119	38.869	54.62
46	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	59.756	0.122	40.244	16.40
47	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	59.211	3.684	40.789	3.80
48	FijiFJIMelanesia	59.091	0.909	40.909	1.10
49	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	58.924	0.244	41.076	8.18
50	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	58.899	0.234	41.101	8.54
51	NicaraguaNICCentral America	58.710	17.634	41.290	4.65
52	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	58.651	3.123	2.866	66.29
53	VenezuelaVENSouth America	58.369	0.050	41.631	99.71
54	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	58.179	0.323	41.821	21.64
55	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	55.797	10.425	2.240	163.36
56	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	55.673	0.106	44.327	9.43
57	SurinameSURSouth America	53.158	0.526	46.842	1.90
58	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	51.935	1.786	48.065	6.72
59	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	51.269	0.242	48.731	24.83
60	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	50.403	23.359	49.597	58.35
61	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	48.571	17.143	51.429	0.35
62	GabonGABMiddle Africa	47.122	0.000	52.878	2.78
63	ChileCHLSouth America	45.866	10.641	54.134	81.76
64	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	45.764	8.444	21.786	70.23
65	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	43.871	3.423	56.129	16.07
66	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	43.277	1.681	56.723	2.38
67	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	41.463	3.659	58.537	0.82
68	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	40.877	12.627	41.361	64.07
69	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	40.711	0.201	59.289	14.91
70	MaliMLIWestern Africa	40.166	0.831	59.834	3.61
=71	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	40.000	40.000	60.000	0.05
=71	SamoaWSMPolynesia	40.000	13.333	60.000	0.15
73	ItalyITASouthern Europe	39.995	14.112	60.005	286.06
74	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	38.714	0.235	61.286	217.18
75	SpainESPSouthern Europe	38.272	23.445	41.179	271.40
76	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	35.258	24.399	52.722	632.28
77	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	35.065	0.000	64.935	3.08
78	TogoTGOWestern Africa	35.000	1.667	65.000	0.60
79	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	34.938	2.139	65.062	5.61
80	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	34.347	0.629	65.653	19.07
81	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	33.312	28.351	66.688	31.04
82	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	33.000	20.847	47.507	333.76
83	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.593	0.000	67.407	1.35
84	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	32.382	1.613	31.762	16.12
85	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	32.257	9.215	67.743	300.15
86	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	31.737	0.410	68.263	7.31
87	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	31.707	0.000	68.293	0.41
88	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	30.679	19.179	69.321	52.61
89	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	30.435	0.264	44.532	7.59
90	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	30.137	17.123	69.863	1.46
91	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	29.880	0.100	70.120	10.04
92	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	29.725	0.436	70.275	36.67
93	BoliviaBOLSouth America	29.582	1.892	70.418	10.04
94	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	29.412	5.882	70.588	0.68
95	MacauMACEastern Asia	27.692	0.000	72.308	0.65
96	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	25.678	3.162	67.121	129.02
97	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	25.332	7.608	70.532	7,133.23
98	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	25.000	12.500	75.000	0.08
99	ArgentinaARGSouth America	23.995	1.036	71.324	146.78
100	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	23.371	2.406	76.629	99.74
101	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	23.230	15.527	38.053	73.87
102	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	22.936	0.000	77.064	4.36
103	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	21.793	2.213	22.543	26.66
104	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	21.166	0.109	78.834	36.71
105	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	20.930	20.930	79.070	0.43
106	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.513	1.923	79.487	3.12
107	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	20.168	5.719	45.152	46.51
108	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	19.821	13.918	80.179	34.56
109	FranceFRAWestern Europe	19.757	6.898	8.581	576.24
110	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	18.844	10.886	81.156	262.63
111	HaitiHTICaribbean	18.269	0.000	81.731	1.04
112	DominicaDMACaribbean	18.182	0.000	81.818	0.11
113	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	17.590	0.097	82.410	359.71
114	United StatesUSANorthern America	17.450	8.712	63.341	4,201.55
115	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	17.310	0.078	64.246	1,109.19
116	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	16.693	12.608	80.203	113.10
117	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	16.595	0.371	83.405	170.58
118	ArubaABWCaribbean	16.495	16.495	83.505	0.97
119	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	16.294	6.220	81.222	1,571.65
120	JapanJPNEastern Asia	16.191	6.334	79.274	1,082.93
121	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	16.087	5.416	83.913	12.37
122	MexicoMEXCentral America	15.815	4.481	80.306	349.29
123	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	14.646	8.838	85.354	3.96
124	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.439	4.813	85.561	1.87
125	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	14.356	3.477	85.644	177.76
=126	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	14.286	14.286	85.714	0.42
=126	TongaTONPolynesia	14.286	14.286	85.714	0.07
128	SenegalSENWestern Africa	14.170	5.061	85.830	4.94
129	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	13.776	3.724	86.224	19.60
130	YemenYEMWestern Asia	13.754	13.754	86.246	3.49
131	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	13.333	0.000	86.667	0.15
132	EritreaERIEastern Africa	12.821	12.821	87.179	0.39
133	PolandPOLEastern Europe	12.760	7.732	87.240	169.43
134	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	12.000	2.857	88.000	3.50
135	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	11.763	3.869	39.158	32.05
136	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	10.859	3.420	54.687	86.84
137	JordanJORWestern Asia	10.604	10.506	89.396	20.37
138	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	10.170	0.494	89.830	107.28
139	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	10.152	9.645	89.848	1.97
140	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	9.486	8.300	90.514	5.06
141	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	9.359	0.016	90.641	63.15
142	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	8.255	1.775	91.745	199.39
143	UkraineUKREastern Europe	8.151	1.439	39.053	159.86
144	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	7.760	0.478	92.240	25.13
145	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	6.697	5.479	93.303	6.57
146	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.948	0.372	94.052	5.38
147	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.882	2.941	94.118	0.34
148	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5.405	5.405	94.595	0.37
149	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	5.076	0.508	94.924	5.91
150	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	4.869	4.272	90.613	256.30
151	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	4.689	2.130	72.794	592.91
152	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	4.348	4.348	95.652	0.23
153	GuamGUMMicronesia	4.046	4.046	95.954	1.73
154	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	3.941	1.601	86.012	275.53
155	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	3.797	3.797	96.203	0.79
156	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3.495	0.000	96.505	22.32
157	IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.467	0.311	94.327	312.35
158	CubaCUBCaribbean	3.462	0.673	96.538	20.80
159	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2.885	2.885	97.115	1.04
160	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.813	0.264	97.187	52.97
161	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2.778	2.778	97.222	0.36
162	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.724	2.535	97.276	69.02
163	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	2.657	2.374	97.343	17.69
164	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.632	0.877	97.368	1.14
165	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2.629	2.533	97.371	20.92
166	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	2.439	2.439	97.561	0.41
167	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2.209	0.470	97.791	21.28
168	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.077	0.718	97.923	38.99
169	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	1.923	1.923	98.077	0.52
170	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.910	0.061	98.090	98.41
171	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.887	1.887	98.113	0.53
172	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.769	0.404	98.231	79.15
173	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	1.613	1.613	98.387	0.62
174	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	1.493	1.493	98.507	0.67
175	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1.068	0.912	98.932	76.75
176	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.882	0.882	99.118	136.01
177	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.410	0.027	99.590	36.57
178	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.322	0.322	99.678	3.11
179	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.312	0.021	99.688	48.06
180	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.132	0.132	99.868	37.76
181	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.121	0.121	99.879	74.13
182	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.108	0.108	99.892	9.23
183	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.043	0.043	99.957	374.77
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.034	0.034	99.966	29.55
185	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.029	0.029	99.971	34.18
=186	American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.16
=186	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	2.00
=186	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.19
=186	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.16
=186	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	4.30
=186	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.10
=186	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.05
=186	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.39
=186	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.23
=186	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.08
=186	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.03
=186	MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.01
=186	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.04
=186	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.10
=186	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.10
=186	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.54
=186	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	25.36
=186	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.26

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

1Albaniashared100.000
1Bhutanshared100.000
1Central African Republicshared100.000
1Ethiopiashared100.000
1Icelandshared100.000

Lowest

186British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
186Turkmenistanshared0.000
186Turks and Caicos Islandsshared0.000
186São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.000
186South Sudanshared0.000

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 22.936. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Wind and solar (% of generation)
HighestDenmark49.156
Lowest42 share it
Middle country: 1.628
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest18 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 70.275
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina7,133.23
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 11.30

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
172values changed, of 203 in both
109 · 63rose · fell
31unchanged

Rose most

Liberia0.000 → 31.707+31.707
Vanuatu0.000 → 25.000+25.000
Cambodia41.780 → 58.924+17.144
Cook Islands25.000 → 40.000+15.000
Montenegro45.161 → 59.211+14.050

Fell most

Latvia72.510 → 51.935−20.575
Malawi100.000 → 81.768−18.232
Guinea69.492 → 62.371−7.121
Republic of the Congo40.940 → 35.065−5.875
Vietnam44.428 → 38.714−5.714

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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