Data for 2017

Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2017

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Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2017 covers 203 countries on 4 measures. 9 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 23 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 25.130. Against 2016, 174 values changed (97 up, 77 down), the same countries are covered.

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Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2017

Highest9 countries share it

100.000

Lowest23 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
2017the year it describes
169distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, 2017, 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	100.000	0.00	4.53
=1	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.000	100.000	0.00	7.65
=1	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.000	100.000	0.00	0.15
=1	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	100.000	100.000	0.00	13.12
=1	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	100.000	100.000	0.00	19.07
=1	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.000	100.000	0.00	0.54
=1	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	100.000	100.000	0.00	1.91
=1	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	100.000	100.000	0.00	4.58
=1	ParaguayPRYSouth America	100.000	100.000	0.00	59.82
10	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.894	99.894	0.00	9.42
11	Costa RicaCRICentral America	99.645	99.645	0.00	11.28
12	UruguayURYSouth America	98.467	98.467	0.00	14.35
13	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	98.148	98.148	0.00	3.78
14	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	98.118	98.118	0.00	148.27
15	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	97.887	57.882	40.01	164.23
16	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	96.658	62.776	33.88	60.15
17	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	96.045	96.045	0.00	1.77
18	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	95.349	95.349	0.00	0.43
19	BelizeBLZCentral America	95.000	95.000	0.00	0.40
20	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	94.589	94.589	0.00	18.11
21	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	91.477	91.477	0.00	15.37
22	FranceFRAWestern Europe	88.219	16.538	71.68	555.74
23	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	86.508	86.508	0.00	1.26
24	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	86.332	86.332	0.00	14.56
25	BrazilBRASouth America	81.918	79.247	2.67	589.32
26	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	81.219	81.219	0.00	43.66
27	KenyaKENEastern Africa	80.886	80.886	0.00	10.83
28	CanadaCANNorthern America	80.849	65.819	15.03	669.35
29	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	80.507	80.507	0.00	11.44
30	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	80.499	80.499	0.00	17.64
31	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	79.902	46.608	33.29	67.52
32	ColombiaCOLSouth America	79.100	79.100	0.00	78.47
33	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	78.848	23.851	55.00	27.42
34	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	76.092	76.092	0.00	67.09
35	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	76.000	76.000	0.00	0.50
36	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	75.000	75.000	0.00	0.28
37	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	74.775	74.775	—	5.55
38	EcuadorECUSouth America	73.518	73.518	0.00	27.83
39	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	72.510	72.510	0.00	7.53
40	PanamaPANCentral America	71.830	71.830	0.00	11.04
41	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	71.415	71.415	0.00	10.81
42	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	71.067	71.067	0.00	3.56
43	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	70.550	70.550	0.00	30.90
44	GuineaGINWestern Africa	69.492	69.492	0.00	1.77
45	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	68.639	68.639	0.00	12.34
46	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	67.999	18.514	49.48	85.34
47	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	66.854	27.664	39.19	16.05
48	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	66.667	66.667	0.00	0.90
49	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	64.821	64.821	0.00	31.07
50	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	63.354	63.354	0.00	8.05
51	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	61.886	29.880	32.01	7.53
52	UkraineUKREastern Europe	61.805	6.960	54.85	156.04
53	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	60.870	60.870	0.00	0.23
54	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	60.510	60.510	0.00	15.70
55	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	60.493	60.493	0.00	11.77
56	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	59.478	10.571	48.91	32.92
57	PeruPERSouth America	58.604	58.604	0.00	52.71
58	VenezuelaVENSouth America	58.391	58.391	0.00	103.80
59	HondurasHNDCentral America	57.356	57.356	0.00	9.38
60	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	56.342	38.228	18.12	63.54
61	NicaraguaNICCentral America	55.973	55.973	0.00	4.52
62	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	54.702	54.702	0.00	7.55
63	SpainESPSouthern Europe	53.591	32.282	21.31	272.38
64	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	53.327	53.327	0.00	21.04
65	SurinameSURSouth America	51.934	51.934	0.00	1.81
66	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	51.515	51.515	0.00	0.33
67	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	50.491	50.491	0.00	23.43
68	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	50.035	29.238	20.80	338.22
69	FijiFJIMelanesia	50.000	50.000	0.00	1.02
70	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	48.350	13.671	34.68	44.84
71	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	46.154	46.154	0.00	0.65
72	MaliMLIWestern Africa	45.640	45.640	0.00	3.44
73	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	45.309	33.467	11.84	644.46
74	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	45.161	45.161	0.00	2.48
75	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	44.428	44.428	0.00	194.72
76	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	44.275	11.229	33.05	85.76
77	ChileCHLSouth America	43.545	43.545	0.00	78.93
78	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	42.632	42.632	0.00	13.30
79	GabonGABMiddle Africa	41.964	41.964	0.00	2.24
80	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	41.919	41.919	0.00	1.98
81	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	41.780	41.780	—	6.63
82	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	40.940	40.940	0.00	2.98
83	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	39.208	39.208	0.00	57.59
84	United StatesUSANorthern America	37.316	17.452	19.86	4,052.31
85	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	35.696	17.079	18.62	1,091.17
86	ItalyITASouthern Europe	35.568	35.568	0.00	292.09
87	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	34.795	34.795	0.00	7.07
88	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.836	32.836	0.00	1.34
89	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	31.884	31.884	0.00	0.69
90	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	31.260	25.038	6.22	130.36
91	SamoaWSMPolynesia	31.250	31.250	0.00	0.16
92	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	31.028	31.028	—	14.89
93	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	29.625	3.874	25.75	576.41
94	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	29.345	29.345	0.00	297.29
95	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	29.263	29.263	0.00	30.79
96	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	28.799	25.024	3.78	6,571.65
97	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	27.816	27.816	0.00	4.35
98	ArgentinaARGSouth America	27.313	23.130	4.18	145.61
99	TogoTGOWestern Africa	25.926	25.926	0.00	0.81
100	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	25.494	25.494	0.00	36.44
101	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	25.182	25.182	0.00	54.80
102	BoliviaBOLSouth America	25.130	25.130	0.00	9.59
103	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	25.000	25.000	0.00	0.04
104	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	24.555	24.555	0.00	94.36
105	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	24.444	24.444	0.00	1.35
106	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	24.194	24.194	0.00	32.24
107	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	23.522	23.522	0.00	16.24
108	DominicaDMACaribbean	23.077	23.077	0.00	0.13
109	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	23.036	23.036	0.00	5.60
110	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	21.245	21.245	0.00	10.12
111	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	19.936	19.936	0.00	3.11
112	MexicoMEXCentral America	18.737	15.430	3.31	329.09
113	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	18.605	18.605	0.00	0.43
114	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	18.010	15.451	2.56	1,462.39
115	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	17.951	15.021	2.93	116.04
116	JapanJPNEastern Asia	17.864	15.164	2.70	1,076.86
117	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	17.394	17.394	—	160.63
118	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	17.258	17.258	—	333.12
119	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	15.842	15.842	0.00	31.94
120	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	15.833	15.833	0.00	19.20
121	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	15.133	15.133	0.00	258.97
122	ArubaABWCaribbean	14.433	14.433	0.00	0.97
=123	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.286	14.286	0.00	1.12
=123	MacauMACEastern Asia	14.286	14.286	0.00	1.47
=123	TongaTONPolynesia	14.286	14.286	0.00	0.07
126	PolandPOLEastern Europe	14.202	14.202	0.00	169.91
127	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	14.134	14.134	0.00	13.16
128	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	13.622	13.622	0.00	3.23
129	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	13.333	13.333	0.00	0.15
130	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	13.051	13.051	0.00	60.84
131	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	12.266	3.959	8.31	270.26
132	HaitiHTICaribbean	12.264	12.264	0.00	1.06
133	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	11.644	11.644	0.00	4.38
134	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	11.288	11.288	—	103.12
135	SenegalSENWestern Africa	11.229	11.229	0.00	4.72
136	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11.107	11.107	—	176.73
137	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	10.316	4.754	5.56	255.14
138	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	10.303	10.303	0.00	1.65
139	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	9.091	9.091	0.00	0.55
140	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	8.600	8.600	0.00	5.00
141	IranIRNSouthern Asia	8.068	5.787	2.28	305.17
142	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	8.022	8.022	—	193.21
143	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	7.762	7.762	0.00	24.22
144	JordanJORWestern Asia	6.737	6.737	0.00	20.78
=145	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	6.250	6.250	0.00	0.32
=145	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.250	6.250	0.00	4.96
147	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5.405	5.405	0.00	0.37
148	YemenYEMWestern Asia	4.691	4.691	0.00	4.05
149	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	4.230	4.230	0.00	18.44
150	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	4.146	4.146	0.00	6.03
151	CubaCUBCaribbean	3.889	3.889	0.00	20.57
152	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.571	3.571	0.00	1.12
153	GuamGUMMicronesia	3.390	3.390	0.00	1.77
154	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	3.041	3.041	0.00	5.92
155	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.941	2.941	0.00	0.34
156	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2.915	2.915	0.00	20.58
157	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.888	2.888	—	52.28
158	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2.885	2.885	0.00	1.04
159	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2.857	2.857	0.00	0.35
160	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	2.740	2.740	0.00	0.73
161	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.506	2.506	0.00	67.44
162	IraqIRQWestern Asia	2.394	2.394	0.00	93.58
163	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.260	2.260	0.00	34.51
=164	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2.259	2.259	0.00	21.25
=164	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	2.259	2.259	0.00	16.38
166	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	1.961	1.961	0.00	0.51
167	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.786	1.786	0.00	0.56
168	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.756	1.756	0.00	73.45
169	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	1.667	1.667	0.00	0.60
170	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	1.471	1.471	0.00	0.68
171	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.841	0.841	0.00	76.07
172	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.557	0.557	0.00	134.57
173	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.406	0.406	0.00	36.94
174	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.306	0.306	0.00	45.70
175	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.107	0.107	0.00	9.32
176	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.058	0.058	0.00	68.89
177	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.055	0.055	0.00	36.15
178	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.034	0.034	0.00	29.23
179	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.030	0.030	0.00	33.28
180	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.018	0.018	—	394.99
=181	American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.16
=181	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.00	1.99
=181	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.32
=181	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	3.02
=181	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.17
=181	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	0.00	4.16
=181	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.09
=181	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.06
=181	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.31
=181	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.23
=181	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.08
=181	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.03
=181	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.35
=181	MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.01
=181	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.03
=181	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.22
=181	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.40
=181	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.10
=181	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.10
=181	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.54
=181	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	0.00	23.89
=181	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.29
=181	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.000	0.000	0.00	0.06

02In 2017

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

181Vanuatushared0.000
181British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
181Turkmenistanshared0.000
181Turks and Caicos Islandsshared0.000
181São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.000

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 25.130. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest9 share it
Lowest23 share it
Middle country: 19.936
Nuclear (% of generation)
HighestFrance71.68
Lowest162 share it
Middle country: 0.00
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina6,571.65
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 10.83

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
174values changed, of 203 in both
97 · 77rose · fell
29unchanged

Rose most

Cook Islands0.000 → 25.000+25.000
Latvia54.206 → 72.510+18.304
El Salvador59.416 → 74.775+15.359
Tonga0.000 → 14.286+14.286
Ecuador59.978 → 73.518+13.540

Fell most

Portugal54.699 → 39.208−15.491
Vanuatu14.286 → 0.000−14.286
Burundi88.889 → 75.000−13.889
North Macedonia36.767 → 23.036−13.731
Montenegro58.599 → 45.161−13.438

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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