Photo: Philipp Weigell derivative work: Inkey · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Georgia: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Georgia is placed 38th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 145.08 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 79.83 (2024).
Share
Energy
38th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Georgia 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.
145.08
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Georgia: 145.08. 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
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 240.31 · Azerbaijan 634.41 · Türkiye 470.79
79.83
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Georgia: 79.83. 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
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 31.89 · Azerbaijan 11.75 · Türkiye 45.61
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
64.6
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 46th of 99 by World Energy Council
Georgia: 64.6. 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
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 60.4 · Azerbaijan 65.6 · Russia 66.1 · Türkiye 64.6
02Over time
Which way Georgia 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
GeorgiaWorld median
Georgia fell from 152.17 in 2000 to 145.08 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Georgia World median 2024 145.1 433.7 2023 167.6 452.7 2022 166.8 476.3 2021 136.9 469.0 2020 175.7 482.0 2019 167.7 488.2 2018 129.3 500.4 2017 141.4 506.3 2016 141.5 521.9 2015 156.9 524.8 2014 143.1 522.3 2013 131.7 508.8 2012 178.3 525.4 2011 156.5 521.4 2010 64.9 515.5 2009 95.4 533.6 2008 116.3 517.2 2007 147.9 535.3 2006 202.0 537.5 2005 110.6 521.4 2004 100.6 523.1 2003 78.3 543.1 2002 65.1 551.3 2001 145.6 559.3 2000 152.2 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
GeorgiaWorld median
Georgia rose from 78.8 in 2000 to 79.83 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Georgia World median 2024 79.83 32.062 2023 76.09 28.000 2022 76.21 28.881 2021 81.17 28.286 2020 74.73 27.125 2019 76.05 26.296 2018 82.48 25.505 2017 80.51 24.023 2016 80.51 22.218 2015 77.86 21.915 2014 80.18 21.151 2013 82.06 21.593 2012 74.32 19.869 2011 77.94 18.584 2010 93.17 18.572 2009 88.12 17.886 2008 84.61 15.923 2007 79.41 15.586 2006 70.42 15.392 2005 85.69 16.438 2004 87.32 16.445 2003 90.99 16.339 2002 93.19 13.826 2001 79.80 14.023 2000 78.80 15.612
03In context
Georgia 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.
Georgia 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 38th | 145.08 | 79.83 | 64.6 |
 Türkiye | 72nd | 470.79 | 45.61 | 64.6 |
 Armenia | 74th | 240.31 | 31.89 | 60.4 |
 Azerbaijan | 112th | 634.41 | 11.75 | 65.6 |
 Russia | not placed | — | — | 66.1 |
“—”: 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 Georgia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Georgia is ahead of the world, and behind
25 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 Georgia does better than the middle country measured.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3279.8337.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Georgia: 79.83 · 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 35th of 162 · derived.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2647.2833.26▲ Improved since 2013
Georgia: 47.28 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.213.0953.21▼ Worsened since 2014
Georgia: 3.095 · 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 108th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Georgia does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8532.4324.85No earlier reading
Georgia: 32.43 · 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.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7383.2382.738▲ Improved since 2014
Georgia: 3.238 · 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 Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7737.1925.77No earlier reading
Georgia: 37.19 · 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 49th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.8615.279▲ Improved since 2014
Georgia: 0.861 · 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.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2323.3348.23▲ Improved since 2013
Georgia: 23.33 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare4
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Georgia: 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
Georgia: 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.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2016
Georgia: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Georgia: 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 end13
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8578.9712.85No real change since 2014
Georgia: 78.97 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58520.172.585Moved since 2014
Georgia: 20.17 · 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.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 01.2920Moved since 2014
Georgia: 1.292 · 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 Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.564.1449.5Moved since 2014
Georgia: 64.14 · 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.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 00.010Moved since 2014
Georgia: 0.01 · 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 00.2230No real change since 2015
Georgia: 0.223 · 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.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.1330.144Moved since 2014
Georgia: 0.133 · 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.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0420.077Moved since 2014
Georgia: 0.042 · 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.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Georgia: 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.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10020.7100No earlier reading
Georgia: 20.7 · 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.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2733.7084.273No earlier reading
Georgia: 3.708 · 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 Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.2153.049Moved since 2014
Georgia: 0.215 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5250525No earlier reading
Georgia: 0 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.
No current reading for Georgia
RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access 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 Georgia’s 16 topics
Energy is Georgia’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy38th of 1653/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital52nd of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions53rd of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation54th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing74th of 2004/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge81st of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality77th of 1834/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience82nd of 1934/4 keys
- Digital & Technology93rd of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 91st of 1863/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade89th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties109th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture102nd of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality91st of 1592/3 keys
- Work & Labour132nd of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 140th of 1774/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Georgia 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 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
Georgia 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 Georgia rank on energy?
Georgia is placed 38th 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 Georgia?
145.08 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 Georgia?
79.83 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Georgia compare with Russia on energy?
Russia is not placed on Energy, holding too few of its key statistics, and Georgia 38th. World Energy Trilemma Index: Russia 66.1, Georgia 64.6.
How have Georgia’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 152.17 in 2000 to 145.08 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 78.8 in 2000 to 79.83 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Georgia?
No current reading is published for Georgia on RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access 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 25 statistics on this page come from 8 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
Georgia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Georgia (banner) — Philipp Weigell derivative work: Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- 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). Georgia: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/georgia/energy