Data for 2022

Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2022

Name: Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2022
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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. 9 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 9 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 28.881. Against 2021, 145 values changed (80 up, 65 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2022

Highest9 countries share it

100.000

Lowest9 countries share it

0.000

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

174countries
4measures per country
2022the year it describes
154distinct 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, 2022, 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	100.000	2.296	0.000	6.97
=1	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	100.000	0.000	0.000	10.77
=1	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	100.000	0.000	0.000	0.14
=1	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	100.000	11.656	0.000	12.44
=1	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	100.000	13.782	0.000	15.31
=1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	100.000	0.050	0.000	19.87
=1	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	100.000	0.000	0.000	0.48
=1	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	100.000	1.028	0.000	10.70
=1	Paraguay`PRY`South America	100.000	0.000	0.000	44.11
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	98.645	10.294	1.355	145.42
11	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	98.485	39.394	1.515	1.32
12	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	97.391	2.609	2.609	5.75
13	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	96.364	5.455	3.636	0.55
14	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	95.628	0.546	4.372	1.83
15	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	95.000	5.000	5.000	0.20
16	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	92.694	0.000	7.306	21.49
17	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	90.799	20.814	9.201	6.63
18	Uruguay`URY`South America	90.781	35.532	9.219	14.86
19	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	88.906	0.719	11.094	19.47
20	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	87.809	19.753	12.191	12.96
21	Belize`BLZ`Central America	87.234	2.128	12.766	0.47
22	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	87.037	0.000	12.963	0.54
23	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	86.936	7.329	13.064	43.25
24	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	86.458	9.375	13.542	0.96
25	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	86.107	0.000	13.893	13.82
26	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	85.950	48.760	14.050	1.21
27	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	84.644	4.006	15.356	13.48
28	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	83.691	0.358	16.309	19.56
29	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	80.859	60.865	19.141	35.16
30	Venezuela`VEN`South America	78.363	0.036	21.637	82.36
31	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	78.191	17.109	21.809	64.47
32	Panama`PAN`Central America	77.224	10.449	22.776	12.25
33	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	76.211	0.632	23.789	14.25
34	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	76.136	0.157	23.864	51.04
35	Ecuador`ECU`South America	76.013	0.302	23.987	33.06
36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	75.944	5.368	24.056	5.03
37	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	75.563	2.253	24.437	17.31
38	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	74.752	45.792	25.248	4.04
39	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	74.500	0.750	25.500	4.00
40	Colombia`COL`South America	74.354	0.845	25.646	82.86
41	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	71.752	0.775	28.248	16.78
42	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	69.231	0.000	30.769	0.39
43	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	68.321	20.358	1.664	173.05
44	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	67.338	0.336	32.662	8.94
45	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	65.446	6.931	34.554	10.10
46	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	64.908	0.245	35.092	8.15
47	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	64.120	13.657	35.880	4.32
48	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	63.475	16.241	36.525	14.10
49	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	63.089	0.565	36.911	26.55
50	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	60.748	0.935	39.252	1.07
51	Honduras`HND`Central America	59.665	15.269	40.335	11.33
52	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	59.594	36.197	40.406	46.33
53	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	57.692	3.846	42.308	1.04
54	Chile`CHL`South America	55.327	27.010	44.673	91.04
55	Peru`PER`South America	55.242	4.624	44.758	59.90
56	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	53.568	17.196	11.320	72.17
57	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	53.172	9.668	46.828	3.31
58	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	50.000	50.000	50.000	0.04
59	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	47.962	0.000	52.038	3.19
60	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	45.833	18.750	54.167	0.48
61	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	45.538	29.062	54.462	4.37
62	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.550	0.474	55.450	2.11
63	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	43.750	12.500	56.250	0.16
64	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	43.449	34.875	56.551	51.67
65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	43.149	16.423	36.591	54.74
66	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	42.857	3.456	57.143	4.34
67	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	42.803	34.303	36.793	287.15
68	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	41.911	15.551	58.089	320.56
69	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	40.860	0.688	59.140	23.25
70	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	40.816	0.000	59.184	0.49
71	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	40.097	31.869	56.435	119.96
72	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	39.213	34.152	60.787	33.79
73	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	36.047	0.689	63.953	23.22
74	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	35.857	17.350	64.143	280.17
75	Bolivia`BOL`South America	35.733	6.769	64.267	11.67
76	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.227	3.030	64.773	2.64
77	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	35.000	35.000	65.000	0.20
78	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	34.109	5.263	39.271	9.88
79	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	33.803	7.042	66.197	0.71
=80	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	33.333	0.000	66.667	0.39
=80	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	33.333	33.333	66.667	1.02
82	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	31.991	14.206	68.009	8.94
83	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	31.788	0.000	68.212	1.51
84	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	31.294	7.934	53.858	152.01
85	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	30.464	4.940	27.545	13.36
86	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	30.353	0.312	69.647	9.62
87	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	29.576	13.521	65.676	8,800.42
88	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	28.186	2.784	71.814	34.84
89	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	28.000	28.000	72.000	0.50
90	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	27.439	14.634	72.561	1.64
91	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	27.359	0.159	72.641	12.61
92	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	27.104	3.535	72.896	5.94
93	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	26.214	8.738	73.786	3.09
94	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	25.898	20.386	27.584	94.33
=95	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	25.000	25.000	75.000	0.04
=95	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	25.000	12.500	75.000	0.08
97	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	24.711	0.263	75.289	38.00
98	France`FRA`Western Europe	24.188	12.285	12.885	468.37
99	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	23.128	23.039	76.872	22.57
100	United States`USA`Northern America	22.350	14.915	59.652	4,286.89
101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	22.160	2.582	77.840	111.55
102	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	21.929	2.449	18.086	26.54
103	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	21.818	0.000	78.182	4.95
104	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	21.409	14.925	34.405	35.78
105	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	21.133	0.218	78.867	4.59
106	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	21.103	15.728	78.897	178.60
107	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	20.000	11.111	80.000	0.90
108	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	19.693	13.827	80.307	7.16
109	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	19.551	5.769	80.449	3.12
110	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	19.153	7.140	48.111	50.28
111	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	19.048	19.048	80.952	0.42
112	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	18.812	0.000	81.188	1.01
113	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	18.448	10.871	81.552	22.17
114	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	17.000	17.000	83.000	1.00
115	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	16.832	16.832	83.168	3.03
116	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	16.730	15.589	83.270	5.26
117	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	15.385	5.325	84.615	1.69
118	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	14.516	14.516	85.484	0.62
=119	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	13.333	0.000	86.667	0.15
=119	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	13.333	0.000	86.667	0.15
121	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	13.043	12.609	86.957	2.30
122	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	12.918	8.909	87.082	4.49
123	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	12.863	3.905	50.090	83.73
124	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	12.500	12.500	87.500	0.08
125	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	11.364	11.364	88.636	0.44
126	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	11.111	0.000	88.889	0.09
127	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	9.806	9.032	90.194	7.75
128	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	9.718	9.549	90.282	76.87
129	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	9.568	3.565	90.432	5.33
130	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	9.218	0.586	90.782	75.07
131	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	9.091	9.091	90.909	0.11
132	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	7.778	7.778	92.222	1.80
133	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	7.339	7.339	92.661	1.09
134	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	7.059	7.059	92.941	0.85
135	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	6.358	0.484	93.642	28.94
=136	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	5.556	5.556	94.444	0.18
=136	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	5.556	5.556	94.444	0.36
138	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	5.377	5.075	94.623	19.90
139	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	5.128	2.564	94.872	0.39
140	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	4.545	4.545	95.455	0.22
141	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.481	4.481	95.519	42.40
142	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	4.382	0.498	95.618	20.08
143	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	4.281	1.725	95.719	15.65
144	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	4.093	1.177	95.907	56.92
145	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	3.389	1.049	84.024	37.18
146	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	3.036	2.989	96.964	21.41
147	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	2.941	2.941	97.059	0.68
148	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	2.857	2.857	97.143	0.70
149	Niger`NER`Western Africa	2.532	2.532	97.468	0.79
150	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	2.500	2.500	97.500	0.40
151	Guyana`GUY`South America	2.344	0.781	97.656	1.28
152	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	2.264	0.284	97.736	133.86
153	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.228	2.228	97.772	85.29
154	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	2.020	2.020	97.980	0.99
155	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	1.961	1.961	98.039	0.51
156	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.555	0.861	98.445	102.25
157	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.315	1.078	98.685	54.75
158	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.976	0.976	99.024	2.05
159	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.940	0.918	99.060	91.47
160	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.914	0.499	99.086	36.10
161	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.391	0.391	99.609	2.56
162	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.224	0.224	99.776	35.68
163	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.105	0.105	99.895	9.50
164	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.031	0.000	99.969	32.60
165	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.028	0.028	99.972	35.11
=166	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.17
=166	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	5.60
=166	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.14
=166	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.51
=166	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.24
=166	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.08
=166	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.01
=166	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.04
=166	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.26

02In 2022

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
1DR Congoshared100.000
1Costa Ricashared100.000

Lowest

166British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
166Turks and Caicos Islandsshared0.000
166Naurushared0.000
166Montserratshared0.000
166Grenadashared0.000

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 28.881. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Wind and solar (% of generation)
HighestDenmark60.865
Lowest27 share it
Middle country: 3.706
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest9 share it
Lowest9 share it
Middle country: 65.338
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina8,800.42
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 7.46

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 174 in both
80 · 65rose · fell
29unchanged

Rose most

Lebanon9.284 → 45.538+36.254
Lithuania60.930 → 74.752+13.822
Latvia63.590 → 75.944+12.354
Guatemala73.497 → 84.644+11.147
Cabo Verde18.605 → 28.000+9.395

Fell most

Montenegro61.804 → 53.172−8.632
Myanmar49.349 → 40.860−8.489
Estonia39.917 → 31.991−7.926
Tanzania36.879 → 30.353−6.526
Peru61.572 → 55.242−6.330

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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154 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 9 countries share 100.000. 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 (2022). Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/renewable-electricity/2022

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