Data for 2023

RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2023

Name: RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2023
Creator: World Bank Group (ESMAP)
License: https://data360files.worldbank.org/data360-data/metadata/WB_RISE/WB_RISE_EE_ALL.json

2023, as ESMAP’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2023 covers 140 countries on 10 measures. South Korea is highest, at 95.926; Burundi is lowest, at 1.975. The middle country reads 48.225. Against 2022, 39 values changed (39 up, 0 down), the same countries are covered.

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RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score · Data for 2023

HighestSouth Korea

95.926

LowestBurundi

1.975

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

140countries
10measures per country
2023the year it describes
140distinct values16 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

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RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2023: every country, as published by World Bank Group (ESMAP).

South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	95.926	100.0	63	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	88.333	100.0	40	100	83	100	92	100	80	100
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	86.111	100.0	90	100	100	50	100	100	93	42
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	85.617	77.2	63	100	100	100	92	92	72	75
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	85.086	98.0	80	63	100	100	90	50	85	100
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	84.475	83.3	73	88	100	100	99	96	80	42
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	83.778	94.0	50	100	83	100	100	67	85	75
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	83.364	100.0	57	100	83	100	78	88	87	58
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	82.870	87.2	73	100	100	50	86	79	87	83
Canada`CAN`Northern America	81.790	83.3	47	63	100	100	90	92	87	75
United States`USA`Northern America	81.642	86.4	47	100	83	50	92	83	93	100
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	80.852	90.4	63	100	83	50	85	79	77	100
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	80.833	100.0	100	100	100	50	79	83	57	58
India`IND`Southern Asia	80.741	100.0	77	100	100	50	83	83	50	83
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	79.938	100.0	50	88	83	100	69	63	92	75
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	79.599	100.0	30	100	83	50	93	100	93	67
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	78.889	100.0	30	100	100	50	83	75	72	100
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	78.327	95.2	30	100	83	50	85	75	87	100
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	77.778	100.0	73	100	83	33	83	50	93	83
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	77.099	100.0	83	75	83	100	68	54	72	58
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	76.778	96.0	90	100	83	100	92	75	13	42
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	76.772	94.0	30	75	83	50	94	79	85	100
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	75.148	98.0	90	100	67	100	92	75	13	42
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	73.889	100.0	30	100	100	0	75	83	93	83
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	73.852	98.0	47	63	83	50	92	79	78	75
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	72.401	98.0	73	50	83	50	90	83	65	58
Brazil`BRA`South America	71.852	80.0	90	25	67	100	92	100	35	58
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	71.105	98.0	60	75	100	100	82	50	50	25
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	70.741	100.0	57	50	83	100	67	67	72	42
France`FRA`Western Europe	70.580	95.2	47	100	83	50	83	50	85	42
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	70.401	100.0	30	50	83	50	65	75	80	100
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	70.031	97.2	50	63	100	50	60	96	57	58
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	69.753	100.0	30	88	83	67	82	100	37	42
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	69.537	90.0	90	100	100	50	75	71	33	17
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	68.735	100.0	80	75	100	33	74	58	57	42
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	66.389	100.0	82	75	83	17	38	42	78	83
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	66.111	90.0	57	88	83	50	67	71	48	42
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	65.864	97.2	53	75	100	50	72	83	20	42
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	64.494	69.3	73	63	67	33	74	92	43	67
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	63.611	87.2	17	25	33	100	82	100	45	83
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	62.401	98.0	67	88	100	50	49	38	73	0
Uruguay`URY`South America	61.821	97.2	80	63	67	100	25	50	0	75
Mexico`MEX`Central America	61.728	87.2	47	13	67	100	100	54	47	42
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	61.469	93.2	63	63	83	17	67	46	80	42
Chile`CHL`South America	61.432	57.3	40	63	67	83	68	83	33	58
Ecuador`ECU`South America	61.358	66.7	47	50	67	100	72	92	17	42
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	61.352	98.0	30	50	83	33	83	63	70	42
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	60.864	90.0	47	75	83	50	65	63	50	25
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	60.772	56.7	57	50	67	17	99	67	93	42
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	60.123	94.4	73	75	67	50	50	50	65	17
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.630	87.2	30	63	67	50	78	63	42	58
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	59.228	60.6	40	100	67	50	58	63	70	25
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	59.222	61.3	57	75	50	50	83	92	7	58
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	58.420	92.4	42	88	50	50	71	67	42	25
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	57.346	90.0	50	75	33	50	57	71	40	50
Panama`PAN`Central America	57.253	100.0	73	0	67	100	57	50	43	25
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	57.222	73.3	43	75	83	0	83	67	32	58
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	56.698	100.0	33	88	67	50	61	67	45	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	56.420	84.4	53	25	67	50	50	42	53	83
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	55.210	85.2	67	38	33	50	33	96	53	42
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	54.438	98.0	57	50	33	100	53	29	28	42
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53.506	86.0	47	25	50	17	76	63	68	50
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	51.574	100.0	45	38	83	50	42	75	15	17
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	51.228	81.3	47	25	100	50	43	50	48	17
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	50.710	73.3	37	50	50	0	76	67	45	58
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	50.370	50.0	37	50	67	50	46	46	42	67
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	50.093	87.2	83	25	83	50	32	50	40	0
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	49.938	70.6	43	75	17	50	47	42	80	25
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	49.235	72.0	90	0	67	50	28	42	28	67
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	48.673	80.6	30	25	50	83	46	42	57	25
Colombia`COL`South America	47.778	100.0	20	50	50	50	0	75	27	58
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	47.593	90.0	73	100	50	0	58	33	7	17
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	47.222	100.0	33	100	50	33	0	0	42	67
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	46.944	83.3	63	88	67	0	25	25	72	0
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	46.333	65.3	53	75	67	0	67	75	15	0
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	46.235	83.3	7	38	50	50	61	54	48	25
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	46.049	70.6	33	75	50	17	56	42	55	17
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	42.679	95.2	17	13	17	50	51	58	42	42
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.907	60.0	80	50	33	0	63	42	32	0
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	39.568	87.2	47	75	50	0	43	54	0	0
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	38.272	48.3	70	0	67	33	69	50	7	0
Argentina`ARG`South America	38.179	21.1	40	50	50	67	0	46	20	50
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	36.975	90.0	10	38	50	50	44	38	13	0
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	36.204	100.0	37	25	67	0	29	17	27	25
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.981	98.0	33	38	17	50	8	25	13	42
Niger`NER`Western Africa	34.963	98.0	30	50	17	0	50	50	20	0
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	34.722	33.9	37	0	50	67	44	46	10	25
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	34.593	98.0	52	13	50	67	13	0	20	0
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	34.253	65.8	20	13	50	50	38	13	35	25
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	33.148	77.2	27	63	0	0	49	42	0	42
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.025	51.1	43	25	17	33	28	58	0	42
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	32.870	83.3	50	63	17	50	0	0	33	0
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	32.716	56.7	27	50	0	50	44	0	42	25
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.130	66.7	20	38	50	50	42	0	23	0
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30.494	55.6	30	13	50	33	26	25	0	42
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	30.123	67.8	53	38	0	0	75	38	0	0
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	29.784	63.9	50	38	0	17	50	0	0	50
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	29.167	73.3	10	88	0	50	17	0	0	25
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	26.969	71.3	20	75	0	0	39	38	0	0
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	25.494	57.8	47	25	33	33	0	0	33	0
Paraguay`PRY`South America	25.093	77.8	30	0	17	0	31	29	0	42
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	24.623	43.6	10	13	33	0	56	67	0	0
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	24.099	65.8	50	38	0	0	44	13	7	0
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	24.074	73.3	43	63	33	0	4	0	0	0
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	24.068	73.0	20	13	50	0	15	13	33	0
Bolivia`BOL`South America	23.889	53.3	20	13	17	50	38	25	0	0
Peru`PER`South America	23.765	21.1	40	0	67	0	7	79	0	0
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	23.333	55.0	37	38	0	17	13	0	27	25
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	22.870	63.3	30	38	0	0	33	25	17	0
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	22.383	35.9	43	0	17	0	56	50	0	0
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	22.315	45.0	37	13	50	17	17	17	7	0
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	21.265	77.2	27	13	0	17	33	0	0	25
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	19.691	35.6	17	75	17	0	0	33	0	0
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.506	70.6	20	25	0	33	0	0	27	0
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	19.457	71.8	18	0	50	0	0	0	35	0
Venezuela`VEN`South America	18.611	15.6	20	0	0	50	19	38	0	25
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.296	65.8	10	13	0	0	39	38	0	0
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	18.056	16.7	50	13	0	50	0	0	33	0
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.623	41.1	30	0	33	0	29	25	0	0
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	16.296	56.7	40	0	0	50	0	0	0	0
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	15.383	25.1	40	0	17	33	0	0	7	17
Honduras`HND`Central America	15.062	23.9	30	0	50	0	17	8	7	0
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	14.815	10.0	30	0	17	0	0	50	27	0
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	14.784	15.6	30	13	0	50	0	0	0	25
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	14.660	18.3	57	13	17	0	28	0	0	0
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	14.012	32.8	52	25	17	0	0	0	0	0
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	13.802	44.2	17	50	0	0	0	0	13	0
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	10.840	35.9	20	25	17	0	0	0	0	0
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	10.395	50.2	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	9.660	31.1	43	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	8.704	18.3	10	0	0	0	33	0	0	17
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.747	8.3	27	0	0	33	1	0	0	0
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	5.284	27.6	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	5.272	30.8	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	5.185	20.0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	4.753	22.8	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	4.481	40.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	3.926	2.0	25	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	2.222	10.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1.975	12.8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

South Korea95.926
Germany88.333
Hungary86.111
Japan85.617
Italy85.086

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 48.225. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Energy efficiency governance
Highest23 share it
LowestEritrea2.0
Middle country: 80.3
Energy utility programmes
HighestSingapore100
LowestYemen0
Middle country: 43
Industrial and commercial end users
Highest23 share it
Lowest25 share it
Middle country: 50
Energy efficiency in the public sector
Highest18 share it
Lowest29 share it
Middle country: 50
Financing mechanisms
Highest21 share it
Lowest42 share it
Middle country: 50
Minimum energy performance standards
Highest4 share it
Lowest26 share it
Middle country: 50
Energy labelling systems
Highest7 share it
Lowest33 share it
Middle country: 50
Building energy codes
HighestSouth Korea100
Lowest36 share it
Middle country: 33
Transport sector
Highest9 share it
Lowest49 share it
Middle country: 25

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
39values changed, of 140 in both
39 · 0rose · fell
101unchanged

Rose most

Philippines26.086 → 70.401+44.315
Senegal36.994 → 61.469+24.475
Pakistan29.444 → 47.593+18.148
Bangladesh41.574 → 57.346+15.772
Uganda5.741 → 21.265+15.525

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 2023.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 140 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (ESMAP) (2023). RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rise-energy-efficiency/2023

0614 held

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