Data for 2003
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003
Figures for 2003, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003 covers 172 countries on 4 measures. Netherlands is highest, at 0.031; 164 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2002, 2 values changed (2 up, 0 down), 1 country joined.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2003
HighestNetherlands
0.031Lowest164 countries share it
0.000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 172 countries · select a heading to sort
| NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.031 | 1.414 | 4.148 | 95.47 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.022 | 0.022 | 78.615 | 46.20 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.017 | 0.656 | 60.790 | 57.97 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.014 | 0.303 | 9.025 | 3,868.94 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.008 | 4.699 | 21.667 | 257.30 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.007 | 0.517 | 16.369 | 286.27 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.003 | 0.056 | 15.036 | 1,910.57 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.002 | 0.072 | 10.994 | 559.13 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 69.231 | 0.91 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 97.897 | 5.23 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.879 | 29.57 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.19 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 62.312 | 1.99 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.21 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 36.981 | 5.30 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.84 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.477 | 21.26 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.00 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 15.70 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.580 | 20.07 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.87 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.113 | 26.63 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.000 | 0.108 | 1.436 | 83.57 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 37.500 | 0.16 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.08 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 2.50 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 46.651 | 4.33 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.04 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.14 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.20 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.072 | 42.28 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 22.222 | 0.45 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.10 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.19 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.250 | 0.64 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 95.616 | 3.65 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.51 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 72.727 | 0.11 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.11 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.021 | 49.925 | 46.63 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.04 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.000 | 4.247 | 97.808 | 7.30 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 35.630 | 5.08 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 41.489 | 13.16 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.376 | 15.81 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.05 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.259 | 82.79 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 12.095 | 17.555 | 45.97 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.20 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 37.500 | 0.08 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.591 | 14.18 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.836 | 6.11 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 61.934 | 11.48 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 56.317 | 4.67 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.286 | 0.07 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.28 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.098 | 0.492 | 10.16 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 95.312 | 0.64 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 33.333 | 0.24 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 54.023 | 0.87 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.107 | 22.615 | 84.28 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 31.915 | 0.47 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 58.824 | 1.53 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.17 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 90.986 | 7.10 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 65.646 | 5.88 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.781 | 10.283 | 57.28 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 58.065 | 0.31 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.16 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.78 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 48.770 | 6.91 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 46.512 | 0.86 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.02 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.220 | 0.82 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 47.170 | 0.53 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 41.026 | 4.68 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 35.43 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.967 | 34.13 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.882 | 8.44 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.518 | 28.33 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.853 | 4.631 | 24.83 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.021 | 0.085 | 47.04 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.507 | 7.18 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.623 | 8.03 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 81.934 | 5.48 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.02 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 39.80 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 86.658 | 15.44 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 89.841 | 3.15 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.259 | 58.942 | 3.97 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 10.441 | 12.93 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.32 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.20 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 18.95 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.753 | 18.82 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.000 | 1.075 | 5.018 | 2.79 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.333 | 1.80 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 63.542 | 0.96 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 92.366 | 1.31 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.22 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 25.225 | 1.11 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.24 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.000 | 0.50 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.273 | 2.09 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.239 | 5.77 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.11 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.722 | 10.79 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.376 | 5.42 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.301 | 1.43 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 2.26 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 18.286 | 1.75 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.000 | 0.372 | 66.089 | 40.37 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.407 | 2.70 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.20 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 36.931 | 20.20 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 55.556 | 20.88 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.357 | 6.73 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.206 | 99.400 | 106.67 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 10.71 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 34.284 | 82.08 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.34 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 50.987 | 5.57 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.124 | 3.22 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 51.77 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 81.683 | 22.93 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 33.415 | 52.94 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.080 | 1.500 | 150.01 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.078 | 38.155 | 46.39 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.418 | 23.92 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.01 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 85.000 | 0.40 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 24.179 | 54.84 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 66.667 | 0.18 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.18 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.30 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 18.182 | 0.11 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 50.000 | 0.10 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 25.000 | 0.04 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.309 | 2.33 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 25.511 | 34.26 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.23 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.333 | 0.15 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.803 | 35.32 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.556 | 30.98 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 22.270 | 13.83 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.06 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.28 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 36.888 | 3.47 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 57.692 | 1.30 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.502 | 43.378 | 135.39 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.178 | 30.40 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 98.970 | 16.51 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 95.941 | 2.71 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 66.667 | 0.18 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.04 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.155 | 6.44 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.266 | 1.684 | 11.28 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.043 | 25.484 | 139.54 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 10.80 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.11 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.444 | 1.80 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.04 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.883 | 8.58 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.762 | 48.74 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.05 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 65.829 | 91.95 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.10 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.279 | 8.32 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 60.751 | 8.79 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Netherlands0.031
- Colombia0.022
- Austria0.017
- United States0.014
- Spain0.008
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Wind and solar (% of generation)
Highest
Denmark12.095Lowest146 share it
Middle country: 0.000
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest5 share it
Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 16.339
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
United States3,868.94Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 4.07
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 2values changed, of 171 in both
- 2 · 0rose · fell
- 169unchanged
Rose most
- Netherlands0.021 → 0.031+0.010
- Austria0.016 → 0.017+0.001
Fell most
- None.
+ North KoreaChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. 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.
9 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 164 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 172 countries has every column.
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Ember (2003). Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/solar-electricity/2003
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07Questions
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003?
Netherlands, at 0.031, of the 172 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003 cover?
172.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.