Data for 2001

Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2001

Name: Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2001
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Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2001 covers 171 countries on 4 measures. 7 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 47 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 20.000. Against 2000, 115 values changed (42 up, 73 down), the same countries are covered.

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Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2001

Highest7 countries share it

100.000

Lowest47 countries share it

0.000

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

171countries
4measures per country
2001the year it describes
119distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2001, 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	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	100.000	100.000	0.0	1.92
=1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	100.000	100.000	0.0	0.11
=1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	100.000	100.000	0.0	7.96
=1	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	100.000	100.000	0.0	0.28
=1	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	100.000	100.000	0.0	1.21
=1	Paraguay`PRY`South America	100.000	100.000	0.0	45.32
=1	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	100.000	100.000	0.0	0.33
8	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	99.831	99.831	0.0	5.92
9	Uruguay`URY`South America	99.784	99.784	0.0	9.25
10	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	99.660	99.660	0.0	11.76
11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	99.522	99.522	0.0	121.32
12	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	99.371	99.371	0.0	1.59
13	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	99.370	99.370	0.0	7.94
14	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	98.919	98.919	0.0	1.85
15	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	98.749	98.749	0.0	14.39
16	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	98.571	98.571	0.0	0.70
17	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	98.551	98.551	0.0	6.90
18	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	98.006	98.006	0.0	3.51
19	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	96.182	51.559	44.6	161.60
20	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	95.393	95.393	0.0	3.69
21	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	94.700	94.700	0.0	2.83
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	91.627	14.023	77.6	542.60
23	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	90.984	90.984	0.0	1.22
24	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	89.918	89.918	0.0	3.67
25	Peru`PER`South America	85.556	85.556	0.0	20.77
26	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	83.867	83.867	0.0	7.81
27	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	83.120	83.120	0.0	14.81
28	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	81.407	2.298	79.1	14.36
29	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	79.797	79.797	0.0	6.88
30	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	74.684	74.684	0.0	0.79
31	Colombia`COL`South America	74.154	74.154	0.0	43.14
32	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	72.727	72.727	0.0	0.11
33	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	72.464	72.464	0.0	0.69
34	Suriname`SUR`South America	70.192	70.192	0.0	1.04
35	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	69.705	15.965	53.7	31.82
36	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	69.269	69.269	0.0	60.98
37	Belize`BLZ`Central America	69.231	69.231	0.0	0.13
38	Venezuela`VEN`South America	67.074	67.074	0.0	90.11
39	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	66.276	66.276	0.0	4.27
40	Ecuador`ECU`South America	63.752	63.752	0.0	10.98
41	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	63.646	63.646	0.0	39.28
42	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	63.052	26.727	36.3	14.48
43	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	62.857	62.857	0.0	1.40
44	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	62.195	62.195	0.0	1.64
45	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	61.364	61.364	0.0	0.88
46	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	60.320	1.374	58.9	78.63
47	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	60.000	60.000	0.0	0.15
48	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	59.516	28.932	30.6	74.45
49	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	59.459	59.459	0.0	4.81
50	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	57.292	57.292	0.0	0.96
51	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	57.143	57.143	0.0	0.28
52	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	56.314	56.314	0.0	12.75
53	Bolivia`BOL`South America	54.545	54.545	0.0	3.96
54	Chile`CHL`South America	54.041	54.041	0.0	42.32
55	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	53.902	53.902	—	4.10
56	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	51.394	16.725	34.7	5.74
57	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	50.746	50.746	0.0	2.68
58	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	50.000	50.000	0.0	0.10
59	Honduras`HND`Central America	49.616	49.616	0.0	3.91
60	Panama`PAN`Central America	49.219	49.219	0.0	5.12
61	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	48.803	3.798	45.0	43.44
62	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	48.488	21.152	27.3	233.07
63	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	47.458	47.458	0.0	0.59
64	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	43.685	43.685	0.0	6.73
65	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	39.511	0.714	38.8	36.42
66	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	38.544	38.544	0.0	4.67
67	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.462	38.462	0.0	0.13
68	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	38.268	38.268	0.0	15.47
69	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	38.039	27.862	10.2	53.55
70	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	37.500	37.500	0.0	0.08
71	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	37.468	37.468	0.0	7.90
72	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37.279	37.279	0.0	47.05
73	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36.475	36.475	0.0	4.88
74	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	34.328	34.328	0.0	2.68
75	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	34.173	34.173	0.0	46.06
76	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	33.333	33.333	0.0	0.24
77	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	30.365	30.365	0.0	32.57
78	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	29.011	26.265	2.7	72.11
79	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	28.646	28.646	0.0	1.92
80	United States`USA`Northern America	28.139	7.513	20.6	3,727.57
81	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	26.168	26.168	0.0	1.07
82	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	23.810	23.810	0.0	0.42
83	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	23.336	3.463	19.9	74.22
84	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	21.512	21.512	0.0	1.72
85	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	20.138	18.958	1.2	1,480.80
86	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	20.000	20.000	0.0	0.10
87	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	19.989	19.989	0.0	271.90
88	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	19.912	19.912	0.0	122.24
89	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	19.838	19.838	0.0	2.47
90	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	19.540	19.540	0.0	0.87
91	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	16.667	16.667	0.0	0.06
92	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	15.583	15.583	0.0	37.54
93	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	13.889	13.889	0.0	0.36
94	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	12.865	12.865	0.0	26.74
95	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	9.890	9.890	0.0	6.37
96	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	9.091	9.091	0.0	47.96
97	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	7.912	3.592	4.3	92.14
98	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	7.692	7.692	0.0	0.13
99	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	6.804	6.804	0.0	18.96
100	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	6.698	6.698	0.0	12.84
101	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	6.536	6.536	0.0	15.30
102	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	6.383	6.383	0.0	0.47
103	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	6.154	6.154	0.0	5.85
104	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	5.882	5.882	0.0	0.17
105	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	5.769	5.769	—	0.52
106	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.639	5.639	0.0	17.38
107	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	5.596	5.596	0.0	52.54
108	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.229	4.229	0.0	24.59
109	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	3.822	3.822	0.0	1.57
110	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	3.387	3.387	0.0	6.79
111	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	3.352	3.352	0.0	1.79
112	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.317	3.317	0.0	9.95
113	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.087	2.087	—	33.06
114	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.934	1.934	0.0	143.72
115	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1.922	1.922	0.0	32.25
116	Guyana`GUY`South America	1.087	1.087	0.0	0.92
117	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.615	0.615	0.0	11.38
118	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.583	0.583	0.0	22.31
119	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.532	0.532	0.0	5.64
120	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.531	0.531	0.0	7.54
121	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.263	0.263	0.0	26.62
122	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.236	0.236	0.0	8.49
123	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.120	0.120	0.0	25.07
124	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.046	0.046	0.0	43.95
=125	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.17
=125	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.17
=125	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.81
=125	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	1.77
=125	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	14.62
=125	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.83
=125	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.06
=125	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	1.13
=125	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.12
=125	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	2.58
=125	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.47
=125	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.10
=125	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.03
=125	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.03
=125	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	3.55
=125	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.19
=125	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.23
=125	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.15
=125	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.14
=125	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.000	0.000	0.0	1.95
=125	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.02
=125	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	32.36
=125	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.02
=125	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	34.30
=125	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.20
=125	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	16.11
=125	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.16
=125	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.000	0.000	0.0	1.94
=125	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	2.97
=125	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.01
=125	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.03
=125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.18
=125	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	9.74
=125	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.04
=125	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	9.95
=125	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.16
=125	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.29
=125	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.02
=125	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.20
=125	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.06
=125	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.26
=125	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.04
=125	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	10.61
=125	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.08
=125	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	0.0	1.03
=125	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.05
=125	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	0.0	3.64

02In 2001

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
1Republic of the Congoshared100.000
1Icelandshared100.000
1Lesothoshared100.000

Lowest

125Yemenshared0.000
125Vanuatushared0.000
125United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
125British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
125Tongashared0.000

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 20.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 14.023
Nuclear (% of generation)
HighestLithuania79.1
Lowest151 share it
Middle country: 0.0
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States3,727.57
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 3.67

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
115values changed, of 171 in both
42 · 73rose · fell
56unchanged

Rose most

Kenya40.371 → 59.459+19.088
Tanzania86.400 → 94.700+8.300
Afghanistan64.583 → 72.464+7.881
Guinea50.617 → 57.292+6.675
Uruguay93.412 → 99.784+6.372

Fell most

São Tomé and Príncipe33.333 → 0.000−33.333
Panama70.348 → 49.219−21.129
Luxembourg40.000 → 19.540−20.460
Togo55.556 → 38.462−17.094
Honduras61.813 → 49.616−12.197

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

119 distinct values among 171
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 47 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
Ember publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
3 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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Ember (2001). Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/clean-electricity/2001

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