Data for 2021

RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2021

Name: RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2021
Creator: World Bank Group (ESMAP)
License: https://data360files.worldbank.org/data360-data/metadata/WB_RISE/WB_RISE_EE_ALL.json

2021, as ESMAP’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2021 covers 140 countries on 10 measures. Germany is highest, at 88.33; Burundi is lowest, at 1.98. The middle country reads 42.50. Against 2020, 60 values changed (60 up, 0 down), the same countries are covered.

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RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score · Data for 2021

HighestGermany

88.33

LowestBurundi

1.98

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

140countries
10measures per country
2021the year it describes
140distinct values16 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2021: every country, as published by World Bank Group (ESMAP).

Germany`DEU`Western Europe	88.33	100.0	40	100	83	100	92	100	80	100
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	86.11	100.0	90	100	100	50	100	100	93	42
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	85.09	98.0	80	63	100	100	90	50	85	100
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	84.91	100.0	43	88	100	100	100	100	33	100
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	84.48	83.3	73	88	100	100	99	96	80	42
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	83.78	94.0	50	100	83	100	100	67	85	75
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	83.36	100.0	57	100	83	100	78	88	87	58
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	82.87	87.2	73	100	100	50	86	79	87	83
Canada`CAN`Northern America	81.79	83.3	47	63	100	100	90	92	87	75
United States`USA`Northern America	81.64	86.4	47	100	83	50	92	83	93	100
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	80.85	90.4	63	100	83	50	85	79	77	100
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	79.94	100.0	50	88	83	100	69	63	92	75
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	79.60	100.0	30	100	83	50	93	100	93	67
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	78.98	100.0	100	100	83	50	79	83	57	58
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	78.89	100.0	30	100	100	50	83	75	72	100
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	78.33	95.2	30	100	83	50	85	75	87	100
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	77.78	100.0	73	100	83	33	83	50	93	83
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	77.10	100.0	83	75	83	100	68	54	72	58
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	76.78	96.0	90	100	83	100	92	75	13	42
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	76.77	94.0	30	75	83	50	94	79	85	100
India`IND`Southern Asia	75.43	96.0	55	88	97	50	83	83	43	83
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	75.15	98.0	90	100	67	100	92	75	13	42
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	73.85	98.0	47	63	83	50	92	79	78	75
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	72.40	98.0	73	50	83	50	90	83	65	58
Brazil`BRA`South America	71.85	80.0	90	25	67	100	92	100	35	58
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	71.10	98.0	60	75	100	100	82	50	50	25
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	70.74	100.0	57	50	83	100	67	67	72	42
France`FRA`Western Europe	70.58	95.2	47	100	83	50	83	50	85	42
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	70.03	97.2	50	63	100	50	60	96	57	58
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	69.75	100.0	30	88	83	67	82	100	37	42
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	68.46	50.6	63	63	33	100	76	92	63	75
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	68.40	97.2	0	100	83	0	75	83	93	83
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	66.39	100.0	82	75	83	17	38	42	78	83
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	64.49	69.3	73	63	67	33	74	92	43	67
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	63.61	87.2	17	25	33	100	82	100	45	83
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	63.09	97.2	53	75	100	50	72	83	20	17
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	62.40	98.0	67	88	100	50	49	38	73	0
Uruguay`URY`South America	61.82	97.2	80	63	67	100	25	50	0	75
Mexico`MEX`Central America	61.57	87.2	47	13	67	100	99	54	47	42
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	61.39	73.3	50	100	100	50	75	71	33	0
Ecuador`ECU`South America	61.36	66.7	47	50	67	100	72	92	17	42
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	61.35	98.0	30	50	83	33	83	63	70	42
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	60.77	56.7	57	50	67	17	99	67	93	42
Chile`CHL`South America	60.35	57.3	40	63	67	83	58	83	33	58
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	60.12	94.4	73	75	67	50	50	50	65	17
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.63	87.2	30	63	67	50	78	63	42	58
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	59.23	60.6	40	100	67	50	58	63	70	25
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	59.22	61.3	57	75	50	50	83	92	7	58
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	58.42	92.4	42	88	50	50	71	67	42	25
Panama`PAN`Central America	57.25	100.0	73	0	67	100	57	50	43	25
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	57.22	90.0	17	75	83	50	63	63	50	25
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	56.42	84.4	53	25	67	50	50	42	53	83
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	56.04	48.2	47	63	100	33	74	58	40	42
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	55.21	85.2	67	38	33	50	33	96	53	42
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	54.85	90.0	23	38	67	50	65	71	48	42
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	54.44	98.0	57	50	33	100	53	29	28	42
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	53.06	73.3	43	38	83	0	83	67	32	58
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	51.57	100.0	45	38	83	50	42	75	15	17
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	51.23	81.3	47	25	100	50	43	50	48	17
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	50.71	73.3	37	50	50	0	76	67	45	58
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	50.09	87.2	83	25	83	50	32	50	40	0
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	49.80	86.0	30	25	33	17	76	63	68	50
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	49.23	72.0	90	0	67	50	28	42	28	67
Colombia`COL`South America	47.78	100.0	20	50	50	50	0	75	27	58
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	46.94	83.3	63	88	67	0	25	25	72	0
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	46.79	100.0	23	38	67	50	32	67	45	0
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	46.23	83.3	7	38	50	50	61	54	48	25
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	46.05	70.6	33	75	50	17	56	42	55	17
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43.56	65.3	53	75	67	0	58	67	7	0
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	42.68	95.2	17	13	17	50	51	58	42	42
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	42.31	50.0	37	50	67	50	33	13	15	67
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	40.10	32.6	30	13	33	83	46	42	57	25
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.91	60.0	80	50	33	0	63	42	32	0
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	39.57	87.2	47	75	50	0	43	54	0	0
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	39.26	30.0	50	75	33	33	42	0	40	50
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	38.27	48.3	70	0	67	33	69	50	7	0
Argentina`ARG`South America	38.18	21.1	40	50	50	67	0	46	20	50
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	36.20	100.0	37	25	67	0	29	17	27	25
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.98	98.0	33	38	17	50	8	25	13	42
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	35.14	58.2	47	25	17	17	56	46	52	0
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	34.59	98.0	52	13	50	67	13	0	20	0
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	34.25	65.8	20	13	50	50	38	13	35	25
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.13	66.7	20	38	50	50	42	0	23	0
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	31.94	33.9	37	0	50	67	44	46	10	0
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	31.60	46.7	27	50	0	50	44	0	42	25
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30.49	55.6	30	13	50	33	26	25	0	42
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	29.54	83.3	33	63	17	50	0	0	20	0
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	29.20	67.8	53	38	0	0	67	38	0	0
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	26.81	71.3	20	75	0	0	38	38	0	0
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	25.49	57.8	47	25	33	33	0	0	33	0
Niger`NER`Western Africa	25.24	98.0	30	38	17	0	0	25	20	0
Paraguay`PRY`South America	25.09	77.8	30	0	17	0	31	29	0	42
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	24.62	43.6	10	13	33	0	56	67	0	0
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	24.07	73.0	20	13	50	0	15	13	33	0
Bolivia`BOL`South America	23.89	53.3	20	13	17	50	38	25	0	0
Peru`PER`South America	23.77	21.1	40	0	67	0	7	79	0	0
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	23.64	33.3	10	0	50	0	11	8	0	100
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	23.61	73.3	10	88	0	0	17	0	0	25
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	23.33	55.0	37	38	0	17	13	0	27	25
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	23.12	77.2	27	50	0	0	38	0	0	17
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	21.14	42.8	43	13	17	33	0	0	0	42
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	20.93	45.0	37	0	50	17	17	17	7	0
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	19.88	43.9	10	25	0	0	50	0	0	50
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	19.69	35.6	17	75	17	0	0	33	0	0
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	19.54	63.3	0	38	0	0	33	25	17	0
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.51	70.6	20	25	0	33	0	0	27	0
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	19.46	71.8	18	0	50	0	0	0	35	0
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	19.42	35.9	33	0	0	0	56	50	0	0
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	19.26	60.0	73	0	33	0	0	0	7	0
Venezuela`VEN`South America	18.61	15.6	20	0	0	50	19	38	0	25
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.30	65.8	10	13	0	0	39	38	0	0
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.62	41.1	30	0	33	0	29	25	0	0
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	16.69	69.3	27	38	17	0	0	0	0	0
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	15.38	25.1	40	0	17	33	0	0	7	17
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	15.09	16.7	50	13	0	50	0	0	7	0
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	14.78	15.6	30	13	0	50	0	0	0	25
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	14.63	8.3	50	13	0	0	42	13	7	0
Honduras`HND`Central America	14.51	23.9	25	0	50	0	17	8	7	0
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	14.09	51.0	0	13	0	17	33	0	13	0
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	14.01	32.8	52	25	17	0	0	0	0	0
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	13.80	44.2	17	50	0	0	0	0	13	0
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	12.31	0.0	27	13	0	33	0	0	13	25
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	10.40	50.2	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	9.66	31.1	43	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	9.63	56.7	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	9.26	10.0	30	0	17	0	0	0	27	0
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	8.70	18.3	10	0	0	0	33	0	0	17
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	8.64	10.0	40	0	0	0	28	0	0	0
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.75	8.3	27	0	0	33	1	0	0	0
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	7.72	2.8	0	0	0	50	0	17	0	0
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	5.87	20.3	20	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	5.74	0.0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	5.28	27.6	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	4.48	40.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	3.93	2.0	25	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	3.64	22.8	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	2.96	20.0	7	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
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	2.16	2.8	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1.98	12.8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

Germany88.33
Hungary86.11
Italy85.09
South Korea84.91
Belgium84.48

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 42.50. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Energy efficiency governance
Highest18 share it
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 71.9
Energy utility programmes
HighestSingapore100
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 40
Industrial and commercial end users
Highest18 share it
Lowest31 share it
Middle country: 38
Energy efficiency in the public sector
Highest14 share it
Lowest35 share it
Middle country: 50
Financing mechanisms
Highest21 share it
Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 50
Minimum energy performance standards
Highest3 share it
Lowest32 share it
Middle country: 44
Energy labelling systems
Highest7 share it
Lowest39 share it
Middle country: 46
Building energy codes
Highest6 share it
Lowest38 share it
Middle country: 28
Transport sector
Highest9 share it
Lowest54 share it
Middle country: 25

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
60values changed, of 140 in both
60 · 0rose · fell
80unchanged

Rose most

Sudan1.11 → 24.62+23.51
Saudi Arabia57.07 → 69.75+12.69
China44.64 → 56.04+11.40
Colombia38.15 → 47.78+9.63
Sri Lanka49.51 → 57.22+7.72

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 2021.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 140 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (ESMAP) (2021). RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rise-energy-efficiency/2021

0614 held

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07Questions