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Dataset · ESMAP
14 years, 2010–2023 · 140 countries · 10 measures
The RISE energy efficiency score rates the policies and regulations a country has in place to make energy use more efficient — from national targets and building codes to appliance standards, labels and financing — on a scale of 0 to 100. It is published by the World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program and measures the rulebook, not the result.
This site holds every year from 2010 to 2023, read from ESMAP’s own data and stored exactly as published.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score · the file
0114 years
Every year comes from ESMAP’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. Each opens the full table for that year; each downloads as a CSV.
| Year | Countries | Change | Read | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2023Newest | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2022 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2021 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2020 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2019 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2018 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2017 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2016 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2015 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2014 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2013 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2012 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| Year | Countries | Change | Read | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2011 | 140 | ±0 | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
| RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2010 | 140 | — | September 26, 2026 | CSV |
Every year in one file, one row per country per year: rise-energy-efficiency-all-editions-nations-inquiry.csv
0212 columns
Every column, what it holds, how it is stored and what its values look like — what a reader needs before opening the file.
Energy efficiency policy score (0–100)is built fromEnergy efficiency governanceEnergy utility programmesIndustrial and commercial end usersEnergy efficiency in the public sectorFinancing mechanismsMinimum energy performance standardsEnergy labelling systemsBuilding energy codesTransport sector
| Column | What it holds | Stored as | Range, 2023 | Distinct | Empty | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CountrycountryName | The country’s name, as this file spells it. | Text | — | 140 | 0 | |
ISO Codecountry_codeIdentifier | The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, added by this site. Every table here joins on it. | Text · 3 letters | — | 140 | 0 | |
Energy efficiency policy score (0–100)energy_efficiency_scoreHeadline | The headline figure: Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). | Number · up to 16 decimals | 1.975 | 140 | 0 | |
Energy efficiency governancegovernancePart of the headline | Planning, targets and institutions a country has in place to govern energy efficiency policy, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 15 decimals | 2.0 | 72 | 0 | |
Energy utility programmesutility_programsPart of the headline | Mandates and incentives for energy utilities to deliver energy savings, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 15 decimals | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
Industrial and commercial end usersindustry_commercePart of the headline | Mandates and incentives for industrial and commercial energy users to save energy, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 1 decimal | 025 share it10023 share itmiddle 50 | 9 | 0 | |
Energy efficiency in the public sectorpublic_sectorPart of the headline | Energy-saving obligations and programmes for public buildings and other public facilities, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 15 decimals | 029 share it10018 share itmiddle 50 | 7 | 0 | |
Financing mechanismsfinancingPart of the headline | Finance available for energy efficiency investment, such as dedicated credit lines, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 15 decimals | 042 share it10021 share itmiddle 50 | 7 | 0 | |
Minimum energy performance standardsperformance_standardsPart of the headline | Minimum energy performance standards that appliances and equipment must meet, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 16 decimals | 026 share it1004 share itmiddle 50 | 64 | 0 | |
Energy labelling systemslabellingPart of the headline | Energy labels required on products such as refrigerators, air conditioners and lighting, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 15 decimals | 033 share it1007 share itmiddle 50 | 30 | 0 | |
Building energy codesbuilding_codesPart of the headline | Energy codes that set efficiency requirements for buildings, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 15 decimals | 036 share it100 | 38 | 0 | |
Transport sectortransportPart of the headline | Policies to improve energy efficiency in the transport sector, scored 0–100. | Number · up to 15 decimals | 049 share it1009 share itmiddle 25 | 10 | 0 |
Profiled from the newest file. Range: the lowest and highest value, with the country holding it when only one does. Spread: countries in ten equal steps from lowest to highest. A higher value is the better result.
03140 countries across every year
How many countries each year holds, continent by continent, who joined and who left, and which places this site covers that the dataset never has.
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Americas | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Asia | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Europe | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Oceania | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| All | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
The newest 12 of 14 years.
The same 140 countries in every year.
ESMAP gives no figure for these in any year held here. It is the publisher’s choice of scope, and each place’s profile shows what is measured.
04Provenance
The path from the publisher to this page, and what was checked and changed on the way.
1 · Publisher
World Bank Group (ESMAP)
2 · Their file
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score 2023
3 · Read by this site
September 26, 2026
4 · Stored as
14 files, one per year
5 · Used on
Its statistic page, and every profile it measures
Precision
The headline is stored to 16 decimals, as published.
Rounded by this site
Never. Tables on screen may show fewer decimals; the files never do.
Changed by this site
Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
From World Bank Data360 (RISE), the 2024 edition's annual series. RISE's overall score is not used: it averages a different number of pillars for different countries.
05Reuse
What the publisher’s licence lets you do, what it asks of you, and a credit line and citation ready to copy.
Licence · checked September 26, 2026
Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.
A credit line
Source: World Bank Group (ESMAP), RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, via Nations Inquiry.
Cite this dataset
World Bank Group (ESMAP). RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2010–2023 [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rise-energy-efficiency
The publisher’s own citation: World Bank. Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) 2024. Washington, DC: World Bank / ESMAP.
Plain-language summary, not legal advice. The licence text is what binds.
06Where it is used
Where these numbers appear on this site, and the datasets nearest to it.
Charted
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score by countryWho is highest, the map, the spread, who rose and fell, and the records.
Subjects
Near neighbours
07Questions
The RISE energy efficiency score rates the policies and regulations a country has in place to make energy use more efficient — from national targets and building codes to appliance standards, labels and financing — on a scale of 0 to 100. It is published by the World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program and measures the rulebook, not the result.
All 14, from 2010 to 2023, each as a CSV file, or every year together in one CSV.
No, and this site does not order it either. The files hold values only.
Yes, under CC BY 4.0, with credit to ESMAP. The licence text is linked on this page.