Data for 2005

Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2005

Name: Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2005
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Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 covers 173 countries on 4 measures. 6 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 47 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 24.78. Against 2004, 118 values changed (55 up, 63 down), 1 country joined.

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Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2005

Highest6 countries share it

100.00

Lowest47 countries share it

0.00

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

173countries
4measures per country
2005the year it describes
121distinct 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, 2005, 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	100.00	100.000	0.0	2.62
=1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	100.00	100.000	0.0	0.09
=1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	100.00	100.000	0.0	8.61
=1	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	100.00	100.000	0.0	3.51
=1	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	100.00	100.000	0.0	0.46
=1	Paraguay`PRY`South America	100.00	100.000	0.0	51.17
7	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	99.86	99.864	0.0	7.33
8	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	99.85	99.848	0.0	13.15
9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	99.47	99.468	0.0	137.25
10	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	99.33	99.329	0.0	8.94
11	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	99.30	99.298	0.0	17.09
12	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	99.20	99.203	0.0	2.51
13	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	98.70	98.701	0.0	5.39
14	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	98.23	98.225	0.0	1.69
15	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	96.99	51.288	45.7	158.36
16	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	96.77	96.774	0.0	0.62
17	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	96.70	96.703	0.0	8.19
18	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	96.43	96.429	0.0	1.96
19	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	94.19	94.192	0.0	3.96
20	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	89.54	89.542	0.0	1.53
21	France`FRA`Western Europe	89.00	9.660	79.3	569.14
22	Uruguay`URY`South America	87.50	87.500	0.0	7.68
23	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	85.69	85.694	0.0	7.20
24	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	85.48	85.483	0.0	14.81
25	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	84.41	84.411	0.0	2.63
26	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	82.79	82.789	0.0	6.74
27	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	81.40	81.395	0.0	0.43
28	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	81.25	81.250	0.0	0.16
29	Colombia`COL`South America	80.02	80.016	0.0	49.94
30	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	74.90	3.190	71.7	14.42
31	Venezuela`VEN`South America	73.28	73.280	0.0	105.39
32	Peru`PER`South America	72.28	72.275	0.0	25.50
33	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	71.95	71.951	0.0	0.82
34	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	71.51	14.933	56.6	31.34
35	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	69.90	28.783	41.1	6.08
36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	69.51	69.512	0.0	4.92
37	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	66.72	66.716	0.0	6.70
38	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	66.23	33.248	33.0	70.56
39	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	65.16	65.157	0.0	2.87
40	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	64.41	64.407	0.0	42.48
41	Panama`PAN`Central America	64.26	64.261	0.0	5.82
42	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	63.51	63.508	0.0	64.37
43	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	62.54	23.627	38.9	15.11
44	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	62.03	62.025	0.0	0.79
45	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	61.32	61.321	0.0	1.06
46	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	58.91	2.501	56.4	84.38
47	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	58.82	58.824	0.0	0.34
48	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	57.09	57.093	0.0	22.77
49	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	56.86	56.863	—	5.10
50	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	56.12	56.115	0.0	6.95
51	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	54.10	54.100	0.0	13.05
52	Ecuador`ECU`South America	54.04	54.035	0.0	12.64
53	Chile`CHL`South America	53.66	53.658	0.0	52.22
54	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	52.81	52.809	0.0	0.89
55	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	52.63	52.632	0.0	0.19
56	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	52.46	52.457	0.0	9.36
57	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	52.29	9.797	42.5	43.89
58	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.59	51.592	0.0	1.57
59	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	50.00	50.000	0.0	3.66
60	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	49.83	49.834	0.0	6.02
61	Suriname`SUR`South America	48.52	48.521	0.0	1.69
62	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	47.27	47.273	0.0	0.55
63	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	45.46	45.455	0.0	0.11
64	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	44.00	44.000	0.0	0.25
65	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	43.92	5.231	38.7	35.75
66	Belize`BLZ`Central America	43.75	43.750	0.0	0.16
67	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	43.44	34.081	9.4	59.33
68	Bolivia`BOL`South America	40.90	40.900	0.0	4.89
69	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	36.84	36.842	0.0	0.19
70	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	36.24	33.693	2.5	94.56
71	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.66	35.664	0.0	2.86
72	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	35.29	35.294	0.0	0.51
73	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	35.10	35.101	0.0	3.96
74	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	34.48	14.603	19.9	289.46
75	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	34.01	3.820	30.2	81.93
76	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.56	33.557	0.0	1.49
77	Honduras`HND`Central America	33.09	33.092	0.0	5.53
78	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	33.04	33.036	0.0	23.55
79	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.60	32.597	0.0	3.62
80	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	32.37	32.367	0.0	56.57
81	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	31.82	31.818	0.0	35.86
82	United States`USA`Northern America	28.13	8.749	19.4	4,034.99
83	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	27.16	27.162	0.0	36.08
84	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	26.98	26.984	0.0	5.67
=85	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	25.00	25.000	0.0	0.12
=85	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	25.00	25.000	0.0	0.08
87	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24.78	24.779	0.0	2.26
88	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	24.59	24.587	0.0	161.63
89	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	21.47	21.470	0.0	6.94
90	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	21.43	21.429	0.0	0.14
91	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.74	19.737	0.0	30.40
92	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	19.23	19.231	0.0	0.52
93	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	19.15	19.149	0.0	1.88
94	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	18.73	18.733	0.0	47.67
95	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	18.30	16.173	2.1	2,500.26
96	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	17.93	17.931	0.0	46.01
97	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	16.44	16.438	0.0	294.63
98	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	15.44	15.442	0.0	13.34
99	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	13.05	13.047	0.0	22.84
100	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	12.06	12.057	0.0	36.08
101	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.70	11.698	0.0	2.65
102	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	11.63	7.571	4.1	98.53
103	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	10.91	10.914	0.0	58.73
104	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	10.00	10.000	0.0	0.10
105	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	9.43	9.434	0.0	0.53
106	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	8.87	8.866	0.0	11.73
107	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	7.88	7.882	0.0	2.03
108	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.38	7.383	0.0	25.60
109	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	6.27	6.269	0.0	3.35
110	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	6.03	6.030	0.0	5.97
111	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	4.75	4.748	0.0	26.96
112	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	4.55	4.545	—	0.88
113	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	4.17	4.167	0.0	0.24
114	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	3.61	3.614	0.0	7.47
115	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	3.19	3.192	0.0	15.35
116	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.51	2.512	—	38.22
117	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.48	2.479	0.0	155.29
118	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1.62	1.622	0.0	33.91
119	Guyana`GUY`South America	1.54	1.538	0.0	0.65
120	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1.42	1.422	0.0	12.66
121	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.08	1.078	0.0	10.20
122	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.62	0.622	0.0	9.65
123	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.56	0.561	0.0	24.96
124	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.28	0.284	0.0	7.05
125	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.13	0.129	0.0	30.96
126	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.08	0.082	0.0	48.61
=127	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.19
=127	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.24
=127	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.91
=127	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	2.09
=127	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	19.37
=127	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.99
=127	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.11
=127	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	1.06
=127	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.16
=127	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	3.26
=127	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.48
=127	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.12
=127	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.05
=127	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.03
=127	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	4.38
=127	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.30
=127	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.29
=127	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.20
=127	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.15
=127	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.00	0.000	0.0	1.90
=127	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.03
=127	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	38.38
=127	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.02
=127	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	43.73
=127	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.20
=127	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	22.32
=127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.27
=127	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.00	0.000	0.0	2.24
=127	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	3.40
=127	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.01
=127	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.03
=127	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.23
=127	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	12.65
=127	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.50
=127	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	14.40
=127	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.19
=127	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.32
=127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.04
=127	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.30
=127	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.07
=127	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.29
=127	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.05
=127	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	12.82
=127	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.13
=127	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.97
=127	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.00	0.000	0.0	0.05
=127	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	0.0	4.77

02In 2005

At either end

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

Highest

1Burundishared100.00
1Bhutanshared100.00
1Icelandshared100.00
1Laosshared100.00
1Lesothoshared100.00

Lowest

127Yemenshared0.00
127Vanuatushared0.00
127United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00
127British Virgin Islandsshared0.00
127Tongashared0.00

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 24.78. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest6 share it
Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 16.438
Nuclear (% of generation)
HighestFrance79.3
Lowest153 share it
Middle country: 0.0
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States4,034.99
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 4.77

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
118values changed, of 172 in both
55 · 63rose · fell
54unchanged

Rose most

Iraq1.52 → 19.74+18.22
Finland56.33 → 66.23+9.90
Mali23.81 → 33.56+9.75
Sierra Leone16.67 → 25.00+8.33
Nicaragua28.11 → 35.66+7.55

Fell most

Tanzania78.93 → 50.00−28.93
São Tomé and Príncipe25.00 → 0.00−25.00
Portugal27.55 → 17.93−9.62
New Zealand72.39 → 64.41−7.98
Lithuania82.83 → 74.90−7.93

+ Montenegro

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

121 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 47 countries share 0.00. 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 (2005). Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/clean-electricity/2005

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