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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2013

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. 8 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 36 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 21.59. Against 2012, 129 values changed (75 up, 54 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2013

Highest8 countries share it

100.00

Lowest36 countries share it

0.00

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

174countries
4measures per country
2013the year it describes
129distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2013, 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	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	100.00	0.000	0.00	6.96
=1	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	100.00	0.000	0.00	7.53
=1	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	100.00	0.000	0.00	0.14
=1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	100.00	0.000	0.00	17.99
=1	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	100.00	0.000	0.00	15.36
=1	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	100.00	0.000	0.00	0.51
=1	Paraguay`PRY`South America	100.00	0.000	0.00	60.51
=1	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	100.00	0.977	0.00	3.07
9	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	99.88	0.000	0.12	8.16
10	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	99.85	0.000	0.15	13.30
11	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	99.77	0.000	0.23	17.11
12	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	99.71	0.571	0.29	3.50
13	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	98.59	0.000	1.41	14.87
14	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	97.96	1.412	2.04	133.14
15	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	95.56	1.481	4.44	1.35
16	Belize`BLZ`Central America	94.60	0.000	5.41	0.37
17	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	93.66	0.488	6.34	2.05
18	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	93.39	0.000	6.61	13.92
19	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	93.33	0.000	6.67	0.60
20	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	88.24	0.000	11.77	0.17
21	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	88.22	5.005	11.78	10.19
22	Uruguay`URY`South America	84.13	1.201	15.87	11.66
23	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	82.06	0.000	17.94	9.98
24	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	80.97	0.097	19.03	10.35
25	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	80.44	0.000	19.57	0.46
26	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	80.18	2.703	19.82	1.11
27	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	78.34	0.495	21.66	8.08
28	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	78.23	5.856	21.77	64.55
29	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	74.19	4.707	25.81	42.70
30	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	73.85	0.000	26.15	0.65
31	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	72.55	0.080	27.45	12.46
32	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	69.40	0.000	30.60	6.34
33	Colombia`COL`South America	69.22	0.095	30.79	73.51
34	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	67.59	0.000	32.41	10.12
35	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	66.57	3.802	33.43	13.94
36	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	63.64	0.000	36.36	0.88
37	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	63.45	0.000	36.55	3.94
38	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	62.90	0.000	37.11	12.99
39	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	62.68	0.046	37.32	21.97
40	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	62.50	0.000	37.50	0.16
41	Venezuela`VEN`South America	61.89	0.067	38.11	135.13
42	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	60.76	0.000	39.24	6.32
43	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	58.54	0.000	41.46	0.41
44	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	58.53	24.806	41.47	50.35
45	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	58.04	0.123	41.96	8.15
46	Panama`PAN`Central America	57.88	0.000	42.12	8.95
47	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	57.87	0.000	42.14	1.78
48	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	57.23	0.000	42.78	1.73
49	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	56.94	1.935	43.07	6.20
50	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	54.09	1.364	45.91	2.20
51	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	54.04	6.456	2.54	153.03
52	Peru`PER`South America	53.94	0.460	46.06	43.51
53	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	53.77	0.000	46.23	9.54
54	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	52.28	13.429	47.72	4.17
55	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	50.30	0.606	49.70	1.65
56	Ecuador`ECU`South America	47.63	0.259	52.38	23.16
57	Suriname`SUR`South America	47.16	0.000	52.84	1.76
58	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	46.11	33.632	53.89	34.61
59	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	44.98	0.000	55.02	2.09
60	Honduras`HND`Central America	44.09	3.776	55.91	8.21
61	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	40.54	0.000	59.46	0.37
62	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	39.58	24.423	40.26	281.46
63	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	39.16	12.758	60.84	286.02
64	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	37.93	6.897	62.07	0.29
65	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	36.52	15.513	63.48	4.19
66	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	35.97	1.095	30.90	71.26
67	Chile`CHL`South America	35.70	0.769	64.31	72.84
68	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	35.16	0.000	64.84	4.01
69	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	34.63	8.489	45.40	58.19
70	Bolivia`BOL`South America	33.80	0.000	66.20	7.81
71	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	32.34	1.392	34.11	15.80
72	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	32.19	0.515	63.62	104.88
73	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	30.05	0.167	69.95	5.99
74	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	29.41	0.000	70.59	0.85
75	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	28.82	3.148	71.18	240.15
76	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	28.71	0.000	42.32	7.49
77	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	26.67	0.000	73.33	0.15
78	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	26.41	0.093	73.59	75.23
79	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	26.11	0.164	73.89	6.09
80	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	26.05	0.000	73.95	39.23
81	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	25.48	13.819	74.53	56.37
=82	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	25.00	2.941	75.00	0.68
=82	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	25.00	0.000	75.00	0.12
84	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	22.32	2.105	22.53	28.50
85	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	22.29	18.033	77.71	25.62
86	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	21.95	21.951	78.05	0.41
87	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	21.76	0.000	78.24	7.63
88	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	21.43	4.082	78.57	0.98
89	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	20.32	1.992	79.68	2.51
90	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	20.28	0.000	79.72	2.86
91	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	20.00	2.705	77.95	5,420.96
92	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	19.57	8.152	80.44	1.84
93	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	18.56	0.069	81.44	28.93
94	France`FRA`Western Europe	17.24	3.698	9.30	576.75
95	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	16.06	6.416	51.00	43.02
96	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	16.00	1.333	84.00	0.75
97	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	15.96	15.957	84.04	0.94
98	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	14.30	7.700	33.67	81.95
=99	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	14.29	0.000	85.71	0.14
=99	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	14.29	0.000	85.71	0.07
=99	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	14.29	14.286	85.71	0.07
102	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	13.33	0.000	86.67	1.05
103	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	13.04	1.411	86.96	17.72
104	United States`USA`Northern America	12.83	4.361	67.71	4,055.61
105	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	12.50	0.000	87.50	0.32
106	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	12.04	0.000	87.96	25.17
107	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	12.03	6.006	85.09	100.56
108	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	10.83	2.922	53.38	85.91
109	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	10.44	0.000	89.56	54.61
110	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	10.42	3.663	89.58	163.78
111	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	9.71	0.000	90.29	3.81
112	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	9.32	2.797	90.68	4.29
113	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	9.26	3.991	90.74	13.28
114	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	9.18	2.445	40.04	30.27
115	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	8.17	0.085	91.83	58.90
116	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	7.69	6.527	92.31	4.29
117	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	6.87	0.000	93.13	4.51
118	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	6.71	0.000	93.29	23.25
119	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	6.70	0.000	93.30	18.80
120	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	4.88	0.675	95.12	19.25
121	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	4.55	4.545	95.46	0.22
122	Guyana`GUY`South America	4.08	0.000	95.92	0.98
123	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	3.57	0.000	96.43	0.28
124	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	3.52	0.000	96.48	47.97
125	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	2.39	1.195	97.61	5.02
126	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	2.37	2.040	97.63	18.14
127	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	2.27	2.273	97.73	0.44
128	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2.01	0.244	97.99	53.34
129	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.77	1.327	98.23	2.26
130	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.35	0.978	98.65	21.48
131	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.95	0.032	99.05	31.51
132	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.93	0.815	99.07	61.32
133	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.55	0.000	99.45	59.89
134	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.35	0.000	99.65	17.26
135	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.23	0.000	99.77	34.75
136	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.10	0.000	99.90	39.01
137	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.03	0.026	99.97	37.93
138	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.02	0.016	99.98	60.99
=139	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.15
=139	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.33
=139	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	1.88
=139	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	100.00	25.91
=139	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	1.01
=139	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.13
=139	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.92
=139	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.20
=139	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	100.00	4.40
=139	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.62
=139	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.06
=139	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.03
=139	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.43
=139	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.27
=139	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.25
=139	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.20
=139	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.00	0.000	100.00	1.74
=139	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.02
=139	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.03
=139	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.30
=139	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.42
=139	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.01
=139	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.02
=139	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.44
=139	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	100.00	26.24
=139	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.53
=139	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.38
=139	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.08
=139	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.35
=139	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.47
=139	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.05
=139	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	9.50
=139	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.00	0.000	100.00	18.87
=139	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.21
=139	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.00	0.000	100.00	0.82
=139	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.00	0.000	100.00	8.50

02In 2013

At either end

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

Highest

1Albaniashared100.00
1Bhutanshared100.00
1Central African Republicshared100.00
1Icelandshared100.00
1Laosshared100.00

Lowest

139Yemenshared0.00
139United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00
139British Virgin Islandsshared0.00
139Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.00
139Tongashared0.00

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 21.59. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Wind and solar (% of generation)
HighestDenmark33.632
Lowest95 share it
Middle country: 0.000
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest36 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 74.24
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina5,420.96
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 6.26

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
129values changed, of 174 in both
75 · 54rose · fell
45unchanged

Rose most

Cambodia37.06 → 57.87+20.80
Uruguay64.62 → 84.13+19.51
Macau41.07 → 58.54+17.47
Croatia49.76 → 66.57+16.81
Central African Republic83.33 → 100.00+16.67

Fell most

Togo28.13 → 12.50−15.63
Angola70.98 → 58.04−12.95
Burundi100.00 → 88.24−11.77
Samoa36.36 → 25.00−11.36
Latvia66.61 → 56.94−9.68

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.

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129 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 36 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 174 countries has every column.

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Ember (2013). Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/renewable-electricity/2013

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