Data for 2005

Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2005

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 covers 173 countries on 4 measures. 6 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 47 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 16.438. Against 2004, 118 values changed (58 up, 60 down), 1 country joined.

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2005

Highest6 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.

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 Renewable 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	100.000	0.000	0.00	2.62
=1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	100.000	0.000	0.00	0.09
=1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	100.000	0.000	0.00	8.61
=1	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	100.000	0.000	0.00	3.51
=1	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	100.000	0.000	0.00	0.46
=1	Paraguay`PRY`South America	100.000	0.000	0.00	51.17
7	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	99.864	0.000	0.14	7.33
8	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	99.848	0.000	0.15	13.15
9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	99.468	0.364	0.53	137.25
10	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	99.329	0.000	0.67	8.94
11	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	99.298	0.000	0.70	17.09
12	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	99.203	0.000	0.80	2.51
13	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	98.701	0.000	1.30	5.39
14	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	98.225	0.000	1.78	1.69
15	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	96.774	0.000	3.23	0.62
16	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	96.703	2.442	3.30	8.19
17	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	96.429	0.000	3.57	1.96
18	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	94.192	0.000	5.81	3.96
19	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	89.542	0.000	10.46	1.53
20	Uruguay`URY`South America	87.500	0.000	12.50	7.68
21	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	85.694	0.000	14.31	7.20
22	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	85.483	0.000	14.52	14.81
23	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	84.411	0.000	15.59	2.63
24	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	82.789	0.000	17.21	6.74
25	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	81.395	0.000	18.61	0.43
26	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	81.250	0.000	18.75	0.16
27	Colombia`COL`South America	80.016	0.120	19.98	49.94
28	Venezuela`VEN`South America	73.280	0.000	26.72	105.39
29	Peru`PER`South America	72.275	0.000	27.73	25.50
30	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	71.951	0.000	28.05	0.82
31	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	69.512	1.016	30.49	4.92
32	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	66.716	0.000	33.28	6.70
33	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	65.157	0.000	34.84	2.87
34	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	64.407	1.436	35.59	42.48
35	Panama`PAN`Central America	64.261	0.000	35.74	5.82
36	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	63.508	2.097	36.49	64.37
37	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	62.025	0.000	37.98	0.79
38	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	61.321	0.000	38.68	1.06
39	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	58.824	0.000	41.18	0.34
40	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	57.093	0.000	42.91	22.77
41	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	56.863	0.000	43.14	5.10
42	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	56.115	0.000	43.89	6.95
43	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	54.100	0.077	45.90	13.05
44	Ecuador`ECU`South America	54.035	0.000	45.97	12.64
45	Chile`CHL`South America	53.658	0.019	46.34	52.22
46	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	52.809	0.000	47.19	0.89
47	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	52.632	0.000	47.37	0.19
48	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	52.457	0.000	47.54	9.36
49	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.592	0.000	48.41	1.57
50	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	51.288	0.587	3.01	158.36
51	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	50.000	0.000	50.00	3.66
52	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	49.834	0.000	50.17	6.02
53	Suriname`SUR`South America	48.521	0.000	51.48	1.69
54	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	47.273	0.000	52.73	0.55
55	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	45.455	0.000	54.55	0.11
56	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	44.000	4.000	56.00	0.25
57	Belize`BLZ`Central America	43.750	0.000	56.25	0.16
58	Bolivia`BOL`South America	40.900	0.000	59.10	4.89
59	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	36.842	0.000	63.16	0.19
60	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.664	0.000	64.34	2.86
61	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	35.294	0.000	64.71	0.51
62	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	35.101	0.000	64.90	3.96
63	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	34.081	0.000	56.57	59.33
64	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	33.693	0.000	63.76	94.56
65	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.557	0.000	66.44	1.49
66	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	33.248	0.241	33.77	70.56
67	Honduras`HND`Central America	33.092	0.000	66.91	5.53
68	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	33.036	0.000	66.96	23.55
69	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.597	0.000	67.40	3.62
70	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	32.367	0.035	67.63	56.57
71	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	31.818	0.000	68.18	35.86
72	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	28.783	0.000	30.10	6.08
73	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	27.162	18.320	72.84	36.08
74	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	26.984	0.000	73.02	5.67
=75	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	25.000	0.000	75.00	0.12
=75	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	25.000	0.000	75.00	0.08
77	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24.779	0.000	75.22	2.26
78	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	24.587	0.037	75.41	161.63
79	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	23.627	0.000	37.46	15.11
80	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	21.470	0.000	78.53	6.94
81	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	21.429	0.000	78.57	0.14
82	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.737	0.000	80.26	30.40
83	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	19.231	0.000	80.77	0.52
84	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	19.149	1.064	80.85	1.88
85	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	18.733	0.000	81.27	47.67
86	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	17.931	3.847	82.07	46.01
87	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	16.438	0.804	83.56	294.63
88	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	16.173	0.081	81.70	2,500.26
89	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	15.442	0.000	84.56	13.34
90	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	14.933	0.032	28.49	31.34
91	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	14.603	7.334	65.52	289.46
92	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	13.047	0.000	86.95	22.84
93	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	12.057	0.000	87.94	36.08
94	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.698	0.000	88.30	2.65
95	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	10.914	2.162	89.09	58.73
96	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	10.000	0.000	90.00	0.10
97	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	9.797	0.000	47.71	43.89
98	France`FRA`Western Europe	9.660	0.170	11.00	569.14
99	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	9.434	0.000	90.57	0.53
100	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	8.866	0.000	91.13	11.73
101	United States`USA`Northern America	8.749	0.455	71.87	4,034.99
102	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	7.882	0.000	92.12	2.03
103	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	7.571	2.141	88.37	98.53
104	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.383	4.414	92.62	25.60
105	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	6.269	2.090	93.73	3.35
106	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	6.030	0.000	93.97	5.97
107	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5.231	0.028	56.08	35.75
108	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	4.748	0.000	95.25	26.96
109	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	4.545	0.000	95.46	0.88
110	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	4.167	4.167	95.83	0.24
111	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	3.820	0.024	66.00	81.93
112	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	3.614	0.669	96.39	7.47
113	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	3.192	0.000	96.81	15.35
114	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	3.190	0.000	25.10	14.42
115	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.512	0.000	97.49	38.22
116	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.501	0.273	41.09	84.38
117	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.479	0.090	97.52	155.29
118	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1.622	0.000	98.38	33.91
119	Guyana`GUY`South America	1.538	0.000	98.46	0.65
120	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1.422	0.316	98.58	12.66
121	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.078	0.490	98.92	10.20
122	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.622	0.000	99.38	9.65
123	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.561	0.000	99.44	24.96
124	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.284	0.000	99.72	7.05
125	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.129	0.000	99.87	30.96
126	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.082	0.021	99.92	48.61
=127	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.19
=127	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.24
=127	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.91
=127	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	2.09
=127	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	19.37
=127	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.99
=127	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.11
=127	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	1.06
=127	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.16
=127	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	3.26
=127	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.48
=127	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.12
=127	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.05
=127	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.03
=127	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	4.38
=127	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.30
=127	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.29
=127	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.20
=127	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.15
=127	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.000	0.000	100.00	1.90
=127	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.03
=127	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	38.38
=127	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.02
=127	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	43.73
=127	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.20
=127	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	22.32
=127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.27
=127	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.000	0.000	100.00	2.24
=127	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	3.40
=127	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.01
=127	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.03
=127	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.23
=127	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	12.65
=127	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.50
=127	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	14.40
=127	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.19
=127	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.32
=127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.04
=127	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.30
=127	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.07
=127	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.29
=127	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.05
=127	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	12.82
=127	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.13
=127	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.97
=127	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.000	0.000	100.00	0.05
=127	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.000	0.000	100.00	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

1Burundishared100.000
1Bhutanshared100.000
1Icelandshared100.000
1Laosshared100.000
1Lesothoshared100.000

Lowest

127Yemenshared0.000
127Vanuatushared0.000
127United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
127British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
127Tongashared0.000

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 16.438. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Wind and solar (% of generation)
HighestDenmark18.320
Lowest138 share it
Middle country: 0.000
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest47 share it
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 75.22
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
58 · 60rose · fell
54unchanged

Rose most

Iraq1.517 → 19.737+18.220
Mali23.810 → 33.557+9.747
Sierra Leone16.667 → 25.000+8.333
Nicaragua28.114 → 35.664+7.550
Chile46.667 → 53.658+6.991

Fell most

Tanzania78.927 → 50.000−28.927
São Tomé and Príncipe25.000 → 0.000−25.000
Portugal27.551 → 17.931−9.620
New Zealand72.392 → 64.407−7.985
Bolivia48.344 → 40.900−7.444

+ 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 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 173 countries has every column.

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Ember (2005). Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/renewable-electricity/2005

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