Data for 2020

RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2020

Name: RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2020
Creator: World Bank Group (ESMAP)
License: https://data360files.worldbank.org/data360-data/metadata/WB_RISE/WB_RISE_EE_ALL.json

2020, as ESMAP’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2020 covers 140 countries on 10 measures. Germany is highest, at 88.33; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.31. The middle country reads 40.55. Against 2019, 63 values changed (63 up, 0 down), the same countries are covered.

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RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score · Data for 2020

HighestGermany

88.33

LowestMadagascar

0.31

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

140countries
10measures per country
2020the year it describes
139distinct values16 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by World Bank Group (ESMAP).

Germany`DEU`Western Europe	88.33	100.0	40.0	100	83	100	92	100	80	100
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	85.09	98.0	80.0	63	100	100	90	50	85	100
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	84.91	100.0	43.3	88	100	100	100	100	33	100
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	84.48	83.3	73.3	88	100	100	99	96	80	42
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	84.26	100.0	90.0	100	83	50	100	100	93	42
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	83.78	94.0	50.0	100	83	100	100	67	85	75
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	83.36	100.0	56.7	100	83	100	78	88	87	58
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	82.87	87.2	73.3	100	100	50	86	79	87	83
Canada`CAN`Northern America	81.79	83.3	46.7	63	100	100	90	92	87	75
United States`USA`Northern America	80.90	86.4	46.7	100	83	50	92	83	87	100
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	79.94	100.0	50.0	88	83	100	69	63	92	75
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	79.60	100.0	30.0	100	83	50	93	100	93	67
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	79.37	90.4	63.3	100	83	50	85	79	63	100
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	78.89	100.0	30.0	100	100	50	83	75	72	100
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	78.33	95.2	30.0	100	83	50	85	75	87	100
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	77.78	100.0	73.3	100	83	33	83	50	93	83
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	77.10	100.0	83.3	75	83	100	68	54	72	58
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	76.78	96.0	90.0	100	83	100	92	75	13	42
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	76.76	100.0	100.0	100	67	50	79	83	53	58
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	76.33	90.0	30.0	75	83	50	94	79	85	100
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	75.15	98.0	90.0	100	67	100	92	75	13	42
India`IND`Southern Asia	73.94	96.0	42.0	88	97	50	83	83	43	83
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	73.85	98.0	46.7	63	83	50	92	79	78	75
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	72.40	98.0	73.3	50	83	50	90	83	65	58
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	70.74	100.0	56.7	50	83	100	67	67	72	42
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	70.64	98.0	60.0	75	100	100	78	50	50	25
France`FRA`Western Europe	70.58	95.2	46.7	100	83	50	83	50	85	42
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	70.03	97.2	50.0	63	100	50	60	96	57	58
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	68.40	97.2	0.0	100	83	0	75	83	93	83
Brazil`BRA`South America	67.53	80.0	90.0	25	33	100	86	100	35	58
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	66.23	30.6	63.3	63	33	100	76	92	63	75
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	63.61	87.2	16.7	25	33	100	82	100	45	83
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	63.09	97.2	53.3	75	100	50	72	83	20	17
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	62.64	69.3	56.7	63	67	33	74	92	43	67
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	62.40	98.0	66.7	88	100	50	49	38	73	0
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	62.13	100.0	65.0	75	83	17	33	38	65	83
Ecuador`ECU`South America	61.36	66.7	46.7	50	67	100	72	92	17	42
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	61.35	98.0	30.0	50	83	33	83	63	70	42
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	60.77	56.7	56.7	50	67	17	99	67	93	42
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	60.12	94.4	73.3	75	67	50	50	50	65	17
Uruguay`URY`South America	59.97	97.2	80.0	63	50	100	25	50	0	75
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.63	87.2	30.0	63	67	50	78	63	42	58
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	59.23	70.6	50.0	100	83	50	75	71	33	0
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	59.22	61.3	56.7	75	50	50	83	92	7	58
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	58.42	92.4	41.7	88	50	50	71	67	42	25
Chile`CHL`South America	57.76	57.3	30.0	63	67	83	58	83	20	58
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	57.07	50.0	20.0	75	67	67	78	79	37	42
Panama`PAN`Central America	56.51	100.0	73.3	0	67	100	57	50	37	25
Mexico`MEX`Central America	56.48	87.2	46.7	13	67	100	53	54	47	42
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	56.42	84.4	53.3	25	67	50	50	42	53	83
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	55.21	85.2	66.7	38	33	50	33	96	53	42
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	54.60	60.6	40.0	100	67	33	58	63	70	0
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	53.06	90.0	16.7	38	67	50	63	71	42	42
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	51.23	81.3	46.7	25	100	50	43	50	48	17
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	51.20	56.7	43.3	38	83	0	83	67	32	58
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	50.71	73.3	36.7	50	50	0	76	67	45	58
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	50.09	87.2	83.3	25	83	50	32	50	40	0
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	49.69	90.0	56.7	50	33	100	18	29	28	42
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	49.51	90.0	16.7	75	83	50	51	54	0	25
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	48.93	72.0	90.0	0	67	50	25	42	28	67
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	46.23	83.3	6.7	38	50	50	61	54	48	25
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	46.20	83.3	63.3	88	67	0	25	25	65	0
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	46.05	70.6	33.3	75	50	17	56	42	55	17
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	44.64	33.4	20.0	50	100	33	25	58	40	42
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	44.54	60.0	45.0	38	83	50	42	75	8	0
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43.56	65.3	53.3	75	67	0	58	67	7	0
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	43.18	100.0	20.0	25	50	50	32	67	45	0
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	42.86	86.0	30.0	13	33	17	76	63	68	0
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	42.31	50.0	36.7	50	67	50	33	13	15	67
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	41.20	95.2	16.7	13	17	50	51	58	28	42
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.91	60.0	80.0	50	33	0	63	42	32	0
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	39.79	29.8	30.0	13	33	83	46	42	57	25
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	39.26	30.0	50.0	75	33	33	42	0	40	50
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.30	87.2	36.7	75	50	0	42	54	0	0
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	38.27	48.3	70.0	0	67	33	69	50	7	0
Argentina`ARG`South America	38.18	21.1	40.0	50	50	67	0	46	20	50
Colombia`COL`South America	38.15	53.3	20.0	50	50	50	0	75	20	25
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.98	98.0	33.3	38	17	50	8	25	13	42
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	32.96	100.0	36.7	25	67	0	29	13	27	0
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	32.86	65.8	20.0	0	50	50	38	13	35	25
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	32.83	58.2	30.0	25	17	17	51	46	52	0
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.13	66.7	20.0	38	50	50	42	0	23	0
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	32.00	98.0	51.7	13	33	67	13	0	13	0
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	31.94	33.9	36.7	0	50	67	44	46	10	0
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	31.60	46.7	26.7	50	0	50	44	0	42	25
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30.49	55.6	30.0	13	50	33	26	25	0	42
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	29.20	67.8	53.3	38	0	0	67	38	0	0
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	27.69	73.3	33.3	63	17	50	0	0	13	0
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	26.81	71.3	20.0	75	0	0	38	38	0	0
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	25.49	57.8	46.7	25	33	33	0	0	33	0
Niger`NER`Western Africa	25.24	98.0	30.0	38	17	0	0	25	20	0
Paraguay`PRY`South America	25.09	77.8	30.0	0	17	0	31	29	0	42
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	24.07	73.0	20.0	13	50	0	15	13	33	0
Peru`PER`South America	23.77	21.1	40.0	0	67	0	7	79	0	0
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	23.33	55.0	36.7	38	0	17	13	0	27	25
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	22.72	33.3	10.0	0	50	0	3	8	0	100
Bolivia`BOL`South America	22.47	40.6	20.0	13	17	50	38	25	0	0
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	21.57	73.3	0.0	88	0	0	8	0	0	25
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	21.27	77.2	26.7	50	0	0	38	0	0	0
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	21.14	42.8	43.3	13	17	33	0	0	0	42
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	19.69	35.6	16.7	75	17	0	0	33	0	0
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	19.54	63.3	0.0	38	0	0	33	25	17	0
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.51	70.6	20.0	25	0	33	0	0	27	0
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	19.42	35.9	33.3	0	0	0	56	50	0	0
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	19.26	60.0	73.3	0	33	0	0	0	7	0
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	19.07	45.0	36.7	0	33	17	17	17	7	0
Venezuela`VEN`South America	18.61	15.6	20.0	0	0	50	19	38	0	25
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	18.35	71.8	15.0	0	50	0	0	0	28	0
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.30	65.8	10.0	13	0	0	39	38	0	0
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.62	41.1	30.0	0	33	0	29	25	0	0
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	15.13	55.3	26.7	38	17	0	0	0	0	0
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	15.09	16.7	50.0	13	0	50	0	0	7	0
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	14.64	25.1	40.0	0	17	33	0	0	0	17
Honduras`HND`Central America	14.51	23.9	25.0	0	50	0	17	8	7	0
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	14.48	12.8	30.0	13	0	50	0	0	0	25
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	14.01	32.8	51.7	25	17	0	0	0	0	0
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	13.06	44.2	16.7	50	0	0	0	0	7	0
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	12.96	8.3	50.0	13	0	0	33	13	0	0
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	12.78	30.0	10.0	25	0	0	0	0	0	50
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	11.43	27.0	0.0	13	0	17	33	0	13	0
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	10.40	50.2	43.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	9.26	10.0	30.0	0	17	0	0	0	27	0
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	8.80	0.0	26.7	13	0	33	0	0	7	0
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	8.55	21.1	43.3	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	8.33	10.0	40.0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.75	8.3	26.7	0	0	33	1	0	0	0
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	6.94	0.0	0.0	0	0	50	0	13	0	0
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	5.87	20.3	20.0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	5.74	0.0	26.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	5.28	27.6	20.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	4.48	40.3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	3.70	0.0	25.0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	3.33	0.0	30.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	2.96	20.0	6.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	2.53	22.8	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	2.22	10.0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1.98	12.8	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1.11	0.0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.11	0.0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.31	2.8	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

Germany88.33
Italy85.09
South Korea84.91
Belgium84.48
Hungary84.26

Lowest

Madagascar0.31
Sudanshared1.11
Mozambiqueshared1.11
Burundi1.98
Republic of the Congo2.22

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 40.55. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Energy efficiency governance
Highest15 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 69.9
Energy utility programmes
HighestSingapore100.0
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 36.7
Industrial and commercial end users
Highest18 share it
Lowest33 share it
Middle country: 38
Energy efficiency in the public sector
Highest12 share it
Lowest36 share it
Middle country: 50
Financing mechanisms
Highest21 share it
Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 50
Minimum energy performance standards
Highest3 share it
Lowest35 share it
Middle country: 42
Energy labelling systems
Highest6 share it
Lowest40 share it
Middle country: 44
Building energy codes
Highest5 share it
Lowest41 share it
Middle country: 27
Transport sector
Highest9 share it
Lowest61 share it
Middle country: 25

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
63values changed, of 140 in both
63 · 0rose · fell
77unchanged

Rose most

Kenya16.20 → 68.40+52.19
Côte d’Ivoire18.70 → 43.18+24.48
Bangladesh20.00 → 39.26+19.26
Senegal18.36 → 32.83+14.46
Mongolia15.56 → 27.69+12.13

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.

How values are stored

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 2020.
139 distinct values among 140
Values are stored exactly as published, to 16 decimals. 2 countries share 1.11. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 140 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (ESMAP) (2020). RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rise-energy-efficiency/2020

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