Data for 2012
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012
Figures for 2012, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Italy is highest, at 6.388; 128 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2011, 44 values changed (34 up, 10 down), 1 country joined.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2012
HighestItaly
6.388Lowest128 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, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 174 countries · select a heading to sort
| ItalyITASouthern Europe | 6.388 | 10.930 | 31.24 | 295.25 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.072 | 20.902 | 29.59 | 293.95 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3.409 | 3.409 | 84.09 | 0.88 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 2.821 | 9.247 | 16.91 | 59.91 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.638 | 6.024 | 12.89 | 81.51 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.632 | 18.421 | 18.42 | 0.38 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.483 | 2.968 | 9.32 | 86.58 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1.679 | 4.305 | 11.30 | 46.46 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.562 | 1.562 | 17.19 | 0.64 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1.484 | 1.519 | 19.33 | 28.30 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 1.449 | 4.348 | 11.23 | 2.76 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 1.389 | 1.389 | 29.17 | 0.72 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.299 | 1.299 | 57.14 | 2.31 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.034 | 1.034 | 90.00 | 2.90 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.029 | 1.029 | 27.85 | 15.55 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.870 | 0.870 | 1.30 | 2.30 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.858 | 23.438 | 42.63 | 45.44 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.780 | 3.455 | 15.02 | 567.59 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.599 | 0.599 | 97.01 | 1.67 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.587 | 0.603 | 0.78 | 63.01 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.495 | 4.079 | 74.77 | 68.65 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.488 | 0.488 | 93.66 | 2.05 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.424 | 4.449 | 5.51 | 4.72 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.327 | 33.922 | 48.54 | 30.57 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.283 | 0.283 | 99.43 | 3.53 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.208 | 0.208 | 1.25 | 4.81 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.186 | 5.055 | 12.19 | 102.27 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.185 | 0.185 | 1.87 | 48.62 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.176 | 0.176 | 32.45 | 5.67 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.150 | 0.150 | 55.26 | 39.96 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.130 | 0.130 | 70.98 | 7.72 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.122 | 0.245 | 77.48 | 8.17 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.107 | 3.592 | 12.18 | 4,040.67 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.105 | 0.105 | 70.32 | 9.50 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.099 | 5.341 | 91.79 | 10.11 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.090 | 0.135 | 0.54 | 22.30 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.072 | 2.142 | 19.94 | 4,978.24 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.071 | 0.082 | 31.71 | 98.10 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.070 | 0.070 | 19.80 | 28.74 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.054 | 0.163 | 3.74 | 18.43 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.029 | 2.253 | 7.63 | 34.62 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.03 | 34.29 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.017 | 4.527 | 25.50 | 58.54 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.016 | 0.095 | 77.89 | 63.06 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.014 | 0.710 | 40.56 | 70.41 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.012 | 4.320 | 59.07 | 166.44 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 4.72 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.08 | 57.40 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 29.41 | 7.82 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 15.217 | 15.22 | 0.92 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.84 | 22.97 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.90 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 24.77 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.13 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.032 | 0.68 | 30.81 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 92.11 | 0.38 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 6.74 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 32.52 | 7.41 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 3.93 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.15 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 37.06 | 1.43 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 78.64 | 5.43 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 83.33 | 0.18 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.17 | 0.24 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.589 | 36.28 | 69.57 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.29 | 7.00 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 3.122 | 49.76 | 10.57 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.00 | 0.15 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.592 | 12.13 | 16.90 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.87 | 7.52 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 53.41 | 22.73 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 60.64 | 6.30 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.82 | 0.54 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.32 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 3.595 | 12.29 | 11.96 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 92.31 | 0.52 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 3.448 | 37.93 | 0.29 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 1.163 | 66.28 | 0.86 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 42.13 | 2.16 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 74.32 | 9.62 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 65.93 | 12.15 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 75.56 | 0.45 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.78 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 66.67 | 9.36 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 67.12 | 0.73 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.17 | 0.96 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.00 | 1.10 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.000 | 4.337 | 46.43 | 7.84 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.10 | 38.53 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 17.29 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.54 | 46.02 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 15.022 | 19.59 | 27.16 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.000 | 2.552 | 10.21 | 4.31 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.42 | 16.59 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 61.12 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 93.41 | 15.03 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 12.93 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.783 | 66.61 | 6.17 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.08 | 16.46 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.49 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 12.000 | 26.22 | 4.50 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 41.07 | 0.56 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 49.36 | 1.56 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.58 | 0.96 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.43 | 2.79 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.65 | 5.81 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 51.93 | 2.85 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.27 | 14.97 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 71.33 | 11.16 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.000 | 2.620 | 20.09 | 2.29 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.000 | 4.709 | 71.73 | 43.75 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 8.189 | 42.68 | 4.03 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 62.55 | 21.36 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.61 | 6.26 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.053 | 98.23 | 146.18 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 25.02 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 62.95 | 8.61 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 36.73 | 3.73 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 60.23 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.110 | 28.45 | 72.89 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.000 | 2.942 | 10.45 | 161.48 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 | 34.80 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 58.72 | 1.72 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 46.15 | 0.39 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 4.545 | 4.55 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.00 | 0.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 36.36 | 0.11 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.50 | 0.08 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.39 | 3.62 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 25.70 | 36.19 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 66.67 | 0.18 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.71 | 46.94 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 49.10 | 1.67 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.27 | 32.27 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.59 | 16.97 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.13 | 0.32 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 9.12 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 1.121 | 1.74 | 17.84 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.000 | 2.447 | 27.23 | 239.49 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 17.75 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.87 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 1.038 | 64.62 | 10.60 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.55 | 53.00 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.000 | 0.039 | 63.95 | 128.31 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 7.07 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.84 | 12.37 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 60.22 | 9.15 |
02In 2012
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Italy6.388
- Spain4.072
- Afghanistan3.409
- Greece2.821
- Belgium2.638
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
Denmark33.922Lowest104 share it
Middle country: 0.000
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest39 share it
Middle country: 19.87
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China4,978.24Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 5.99
032011 → 2012
Since 2011
What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 44values changed, of 173 in both
- 34 · 10rose · fell
- 129unchanged
Rose most
- Afghanistan0.000 → 3.409+3.409
- Italy3.620 → 6.388+2.768
- Greece1.044 → 2.821+1.777
- Bulgaria0.200 → 1.679+1.479
- Belgium1.355 → 2.638+1.283
Fell most
- Burkina Faso1.852 → 1.562−0.290
- Namibia0.690 → 0.599−0.091
- Cabo Verde2.703 → 2.632−0.071
- Angola0.177 → 0.130−0.047
- Czechia2.516 → 2.483−0.033
+ South SudanChanges 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.
46 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 128 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 174 countries has every column.
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Ember (2012). Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/solar-electricity/2012
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07Questions
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012?
Italy, at 6.388, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012 describe?
2012.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012 cover?
174.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012?
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Is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.