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RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2012

2012, as ESMAP’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2012 covers 140 countries on 10 measures. United States is highest, at 73.37; 14 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 14.60. Against 2011, 65 values changed (65 up, 0 down), the same countries are covered.

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HighestUnited States

73.37

Lowest14 countries share it

0.00

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

140countries
10measures per country
2012the year it describes
116distinct values16 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2012: every country, as published by World Bank Group (ESMAP).

United StatesUSANorthern America	73.37	83.7	47	100	50	50	92	83	80	75
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	70.96	53.3	73	88	33	100	90	96	80	25
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	65.98	95.2	83	63	67	100	40	54	50	42
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	62.94	74.0	50	63	33	100	100	0	72	75
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	62.75	63.3	30	100	50	50	93	100	28	50
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	60.52	22.2	47	38	67	100	63	79	72	58
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	58.06	60.0	20	13	0	100	92	100	80	58
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	57.89	80.4	20	63	67	50	60	75	48	58
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	57.53	90.0	50	75	100	50	49	38	67	0
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	55.99	35.0	30	88	67	17	81	46	42	100
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	54.75	80.0	30	38	33	50	94	79	72	17
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	54.30	24.2	47	13	67	50	78	71	57	83
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	54.15	71.2	17	13	33	50	82	100	38	83
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	53.18	16.7	40	63	67	50	57	79	48	58
BrazilBRASouth America	52.53	53.3	63	0	17	100	69	100	28	42
ItalyITASouthern Europe	51.85	15.6	60	0	50	50	90	46	55	100
IranIRNSouthern Asia	51.67	43.3	63	50	67	50	79	54	0	58
CanadaCANNorthern America	51.14	70.6	20	0	33	100	89	88	43	17
SpainESPSouthern Europe	51.05	83.3	50	25	67	100	69	0	48	17
Costa RicaCRICentral America	50.78	40.7	57	75	50	50	76	83	0	25
JapanJPNEastern Asia	48.70	30.6	47	50	0	100	61	75	0	75
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	48.70	64.4	20	50	50	0	85	71	73	25
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	48.52	0.0	37	25	50	50	67	100	67	42
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	47.41	33.3	27	0	67	50	100	100	0	50
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	47.20	69.2	30	13	83	33	64	63	28	42
IsraelISRWestern Asia	46.20	47.2	27	50	67	0	78	63	27	58
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	44.51	63.3	40	100	50	33	10	21	25	58
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.03	39.8	42	88	50	0	63	46	35	25
FranceFRAWestern Europe	41.51	78.6	47	0	33	50	83	17	40	25
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	41.07	32.7	39	55	23	50	67	83	20	0
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	39.91	13.9	13	13	67	17	90	54	67	25
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	39.26	16.7	30	0	17	33	75	50	48	83
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	37.39	57.3	63	63	67	0	25	25	37	0
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	33.17	19.9	30	13	50	0	82	63	0	42
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	33.06	47.2	37	50	50	0	19	13	15	67
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	32.77	70.2	27	0	50	50	35	42	22	0
MexicoMEXCentral America	32.04	63.3	10	0	33	100	29	21	32	0
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	31.73	12.8	0	13	33	33	65	67	20	42
UruguayURYSouth America	31.45	23.9	80	38	50	50	17	25	0	0
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	30.56	2.8	17	100	33	50	22	17	33	0
PanamaPANCentral America	29.14	64.4	53	0	50	67	3	0	0	25
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	26.39	16.7	17	50	17	33	42	38	0	25
PolandPOLEastern Europe	25.77	0.0	7	38	17	50	61	25	35	0
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	25.52	60.6	48	0	0	17	33	38	0	33
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	25.22	35.3	33	50	0	0	58	50	0	0
JordanJORWestern Asia	24.91	19.4	27	13	0	50	35	38	43	0
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	24.75	19.4	20	25	83	33	0	17	8	17
ArgentinaARGSouth America	24.66	2.8	40	0	33	50	0	46	0	50
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	23.46	19.4	20	0	17	83	25	0	22	25
ChileCHLSouth America	22.81	18.7	30	13	33	50	4	50	7	0
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	22.69	0.0	40	0	0	50	29	42	43	0
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	22.59	20.0	0	0	0	33	50	17	0	83
QatarQATWestern Asia	22.56	58.6	20	75	0	0	36	0	13	0
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	22.01	40.0	40	25	0	50	18	0	0	25
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	20.56	70.0	35	0	0	67	0	0	13	0
NicaraguaNICCentral America	19.48	8.3	27	0	17	33	44	46	0	0
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	19.29	16.7	0	0	50	0	3	4	0	100
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	18.89	58.3	20	25	17	50	0	0	0	0
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	18.60	55.8	23	0	0	50	0	8	13	17
EcuadorECUSouth America	18.40	0.0	27	0	0	50	31	17	0	42
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	18.15	50.0	30	0	50	33	0	0	0	0
BelarusBLREastern Europe	17.75	36.7	10	0	0	0	39	29	45	0
UkraineUKREastern Europe	17.50	30.6	17	13	0	33	19	0	28	17
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	16.91	15.6	70	0	67	0	0	0	0	0
BoliviaBOLSouth America	16.42	27.8	20	13	0	50	29	8	0	0
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	15.65	20.0	10	0	17	67	0	13	15	0
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	15.27	65.8	20	0	17	0	0	0	35	0
ColombiaCOLSouth America	14.78	33.9	20	38	17	0	0	0	0	25
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	14.78	57.8	10	13	0	0	3	50	0	0
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	14.69	13.9	27	50	0	33	8	0	0	0
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	14.51	49.8	10	0	0	33	0	21	17	0
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	13.93	44.6	10	13	0	50	0	8	0	0
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	13.71	42.6	10	13	0	50	0	8	0	0
VenezuelaVENSouth America	12.41	15.6	10	0	0	50	19	17	0	0
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	11.94	0.0	37	38	33	0	0	0	0	0
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	11.88	51.9	0	25	17	0	0	0	13	0
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	11.48	50.0	10	0	0	0	8	0	35	0
PeruPERSouth America	10.65	18.3	40	0	33	0	4	0	0	0
ParaguayPRYSouth America	10.56	48.3	30	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	10.00	10.0	40	0	33	0	0	0	7	0
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	9.75	2.8	27	0	0	33	0	0	0	25
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	8.70	11.1	0	13	0	0	14	13	28	0
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	8.27	41.1	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	8.24	26.7	10	38	0	0	0	0	0	0
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	7.59	10.0	33	0	0	0	25	0	0	0
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	7.28	5.6	10	0	0	0	21	29	0	0
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	6.14	0.0	23	0	0	0	3	29	0	0
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	5.74	25.0	10	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	5.56	0.0	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	5.00	0.0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	4.81	16.7	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	4.66	0.0	10	13	0	0	19	0	0	0
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4.63	0.0	0	25	0	17	0	0	0	0
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	4.63	0.0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	4.63	8.3	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BeninBENWestern Africa	4.51	16.7	10	0	0	0	1	13	0	0
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	4.44	0.0	10	0	17	0	0	0	13	0
HondurasHNDCentral America	4.26	10.0	5	0	0	0	8	8	7	0
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	4.11	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
HaitiHTICaribbean	3.89	8.3	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.70	0.0	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
YemenYEMWestern Asia	3.56	32.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OmanOMNWestern Asia	3.52	0.0	15	0	0	17	0	0	0	0
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	3.33	0.0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3.33	0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	2.96	20.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SenegalSENWestern Africa	2.62	22.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	2.47	5.6	10	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
GuineaGINWestern Africa	2.22	0.0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.94	0.0	5	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	1.67	8.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.67	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.46	13.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1.39	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1.11	0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	1.11	0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	1.11	0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	1.11	0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	1.11	0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1.11	0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.93	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.74	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.62	5.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.62	5.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.56	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.22	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

United States73.37
Belgium70.96
Norway65.98
Denmark62.94
Portugal62.75

Lowest

Turkmenistanshared0.00
Togoshared0.00
Somaliashared0.00
Nigeriashared0.00
Nigershared0.00

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 14.60. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Energy efficiency governance
HighestNorway95.2
Lowest43 share it
Middle country: 16.7
Energy utility programmes
HighestNorway83
Lowest33 share it
Middle country: 20
Industrial and commercial end users
Highest4 share it
Lowest84 share it
Middle country: 0
Energy efficiency in the public sector
HighestTunisia100
Lowest78 share it
Middle country: 0
Financing mechanisms
Highest10 share it
Lowest77 share it
Middle country: 0
Minimum energy performance standards
Highest2 share it
Lowest68 share it
Middle country: 2
Energy labelling systems
Highest6 share it
Lowest74 share it
Middle country: 0
Building energy codes
Highest3 share it
Lowest80 share it
Middle country: 0
Transport sector
Highest3 share it
Lowest91 share it
Middle country: 0

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
65values changed, of 140 in both
65 · 0rose · fell
75unchanged

Rose most

Denmark37.41 → 62.94+25.54
Netherlands38.67 → 55.99+17.31
Qatar5.49 → 22.56+17.06
Panama13.83 → 29.14+15.31
Belgium57.44 → 70.96+13.52

Fell most

None.

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. 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.

The site’s method

One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from ESMAP’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2012.
116 distinct values among 140
Values are stored exactly as published, to 16 decimals. 14 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 140 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (ESMAP) (2012). RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rise-energy-efficiency/2012

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