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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cyprus: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Cyprus is placed 84th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 512.99 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 23.82 (2024).
Share
Energy
84th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cyprus on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
512.99
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Cyprus: 512.99. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Western Asia
- 145.08 Georgia
23.82
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Cyprus: 23.82. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Western Asia
- 79.83 Georgia
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
65.8
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 40th of 99 by World Energy Council
Cyprus: 65.8. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Western Asia
- 74.1 Israel
02Over time
Which way Cyprus is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
CyprusWorld median
Cyprus fell from 657.86 in 2000 to 512.99 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Cyprus World median 2024 512.99 433.7 2023 533.40 452.7 2022 556.27 476.3 2021 565.23 469.0 2020 582.89 482.0 2019 596.70 488.2 2018 600.59 500.4 2017 605.80 506.3 2016 604.29 521.9 2015 604.41 524.8 2014 614.98 522.3 2013 611.19 508.8 2012 624.79 525.4 2011 637.81 521.4 2010 649.91 515.5 2009 655.47 533.6 2008 657.20 517.2 2007 657.91 535.3 2006 658.07 537.5 2005 657.99 521.4 2004 658.10 523.1 2003 658.03 543.1 2002 658.05 551.3 2001 658.03 559.3 2000 657.86 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
CyprusWorld median
Cyprus rose from 0 in 2000 to 23.82 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Cyprus World median 2024 23.82 32.062 2023 20.45 28.000 2022 16.73 28.881 2021 15.23 28.286 2020 12.37 27.125 2019 10.10 26.296 2018 9.49 25.505 2017 8.60 24.023 2016 8.79 22.218 2015 8.81 21.915 2014 7.14 21.151 2013 7.69 21.593 2012 5.51 19.869 2011 3.46 18.584 2010 1.50 18.572 2009 0.58 17.886 2008 0.20 15.923 2007 0.00 15.586 2006 0.00 15.392 2005 0.00 16.438 2004 0.00 16.445 2003 0.00 16.339 2002 0.00 13.826 2001 0.00 14.023 2000 0.00 15.612
03In context
Cyprus beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Cyprus and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 84th | 512.99 | 23.82 | 65.8 |
| Northern Cyprus | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Cyprus in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Cyprus is ahead of the world, and behind
21 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median3
Statistics on which Cyprus does better than the middle country measured.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27922.785.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Cyprus: 22.78 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7382.2612.738▲ Improved since 2014
Cyprus: 2.261 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8523.6924.85No earlier reading
Cyprus: 23.69 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Cyprus does worse than the middle country measured.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3223.8237.32▲ Improved since 2014
Cyprus: 23.82 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 162 · derived.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.215.3743.21No real change since 2014
Cyprus: 5.374 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 59th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7757.9225.77No earlier reading
Cyprus: 57.92 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 19th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare3
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Cyprus: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Cyprus: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cyprus: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end12
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04919.223.049Moved since 2014
Cyprus: 19.22 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.5105.6549.5No real change since 2014
Cyprus: 105.65 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.6984.273No earlier reading
Cyprus: 4.698 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.7240.144Moved since 2014
Cyprus: 0.724 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 100156100No earlier reading
Cyprus: 156 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cyprus: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cyprus: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0050.077Moved since 2014
Cyprus: 0.005 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cyprus: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Cyprus: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58502.585Moved since 2014
Cyprus: 0 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.85012.85No real change since 2014
Cyprus: 0 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
No current reading for Cyprus
Operating Coal Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score and RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Cyprus’s 16 topics
Energy is Cyprus’s 15th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge4th of 1983/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality17th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 30th of 2002/4 keys
- Work & Labour28th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation31st of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions35th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital37th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology42nd of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture41st of 1843/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 47th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 46th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 56th of 1934/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 58th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 75th of 1833/4 keys
- Energy84th of 1653/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability132nd of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Cyprus can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Bhutan1st2/3 keysHighest in Western Asia
Georgia38th3/3 keysThis page
Cyprus84th3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Cyprus on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Cyprus rank on energy?
Cyprus is placed 84th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Cyprus?
512.99 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Cyprus?
23.82 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How have Cyprus’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 657.86 in 2000 to 512.99 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 0 in 2000 to 23.82 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Cyprus?
No current reading is published for Cyprus on Operating Coal Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score and RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 21 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Cyprus’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Cyprus (banner) — Kaktus999, CC0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cyprus: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cyprus/energy