Data for 2013
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013
Figures for 2013, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Italy is highest, at 7.548; 116 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2012, 56 values changed (44 up, 12 down), the same countries are covered.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2013
HighestItaly
7.548Lowest116 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, 2013, 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 | 7.548 | 12.758 | 39.16 | 286.02 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 6.475 | 13.819 | 25.48 | 56.37 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.654 | 24.423 | 39.58 | 281.46 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 3.804 | 8.152 | 19.57 | 1.84 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.231 | 6.416 | 16.06 | 43.02 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 3.221 | 7.700 | 14.30 | 81.95 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 3.061 | 4.082 | 21.43 | 0.98 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 2.941 | 2.941 | 25.00 | 0.68 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.703 | 2.703 | 80.18 | 1.11 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.439 | 21.951 | 21.95 | 0.41 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.363 | 2.922 | 10.83 | 85.91 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.070 | 2.105 | 22.32 | 28.50 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 1.502 | 33.632 | 46.11 | 34.61 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1.481 | 1.481 | 95.56 | 1.35 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.392 | 1.392 | 32.34 | 15.80 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.364 | 1.364 | 54.09 | 2.20 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.333 | 1.333 | 16.00 | 0.75 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1.327 | 1.327 | 1.77 | 2.26 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.193 | 15.513 | 36.52 | 4.19 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 1.166 | 6.527 | 7.69 | 4.29 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.977 | 0.977 | 100.00 | 3.07 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.976 | 5.856 | 78.23 | 64.55 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.953 | 24.806 | 58.53 | 50.35 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.900 | 3.698 | 17.24 | 576.75 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.799 | 0.815 | 0.93 | 61.32 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.722 | 8.489 | 34.63 | 58.19 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.606 | 0.606 | 50.30 | 1.65 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.571 | 0.675 | 4.88 | 19.25 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.571 | 0.571 | 99.71 | 3.50 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.488 | 0.488 | 93.66 | 2.05 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.460 | 0.460 | 53.94 | 43.51 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.408 | 6.006 | 12.03 | 100.56 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.371 | 0.495 | 78.34 | 8.08 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.244 | 0.244 | 2.01 | 53.34 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.223 | 4.361 | 12.83 | 4,055.61 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.199 | 1.195 | 2.39 | 5.02 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.196 | 5.005 | 88.22 | 10.19 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.186 | 0.978 | 1.35 | 21.48 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.167 | 0.167 | 30.05 | 5.99 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.164 | 0.164 | 26.11 | 6.09 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.154 | 2.705 | 20.00 | 5,420.96 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.133 | 0.515 | 32.19 | 104.88 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.123 | 0.123 | 58.04 | 8.15 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.097 | 0.097 | 80.97 | 10.35 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.085 | 0.085 | 8.17 | 58.90 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.080 | 0.080 | 72.55 | 12.46 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.072 | 3.802 | 66.57 | 13.94 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.069 | 0.069 | 18.56 | 28.93 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.066 | 2.445 | 9.18 | 30.27 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.056 | 1.411 | 13.04 | 17.72 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.055 | 2.040 | 2.37 | 18.14 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.046 | 0.046 | 62.68 | 21.97 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.03 | 37.93 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.026 | 6.456 | 54.04 | 153.03 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.023 | 4.707 | 74.19 | 42.70 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.014 | 0.769 | 35.70 | 72.84 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.014 | 0.095 | 69.22 | 73.51 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.014 | 1.095 | 35.97 | 71.26 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 6.96 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.55 | 59.89 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.71 | 7.49 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 15.957 | 15.96 | 0.94 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.71 | 23.25 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.88 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 25.91 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.01 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.032 | 0.95 | 31.51 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 94.60 | 0.37 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 7.53 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 33.80 | 7.81 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.92 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.40 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 88.24 | 0.17 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 57.87 | 1.78 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 69.40 | 6.34 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.62 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.14 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.57 | 0.28 |
 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 | 21.76 | 7.63 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.43 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.67 | 0.15 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.88 | 8.16 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.000 | 0.259 | 47.63 | 23.16 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 60.76 | 6.32 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 29.41 | 0.85 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 3.991 | 9.26 | 13.28 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 93.33 | 0.60 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 6.897 | 37.93 | 0.29 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 63.64 | 0.88 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 44.98 | 2.09 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 82.06 | 9.98 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 62.90 | 12.99 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 80.44 | 0.46 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.74 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 67.59 | 10.12 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 73.85 | 0.65 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.08 | 0.98 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.33 | 1.05 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.000 | 3.776 | 44.09 | 8.21 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.10 | 39.01 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 17.99 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 18.033 | 22.29 | 25.62 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.000 | 2.797 | 9.32 | 4.29 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.35 | 17.26 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.016 | 0.02 | 60.99 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 93.39 | 13.92 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 15.36 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.935 | 56.94 | 6.20 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.70 | 18.80 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.51 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 58.54 | 0.41 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.28 | 2.86 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.87 | 4.51 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 63.45 | 3.94 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 98.59 | 14.87 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.000 | 1.992 | 20.32 | 2.51 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 13.429 | 52.28 | 4.17 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.412 | 97.96 | 133.14 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 26.24 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.53 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 57.88 | 8.95 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 35.16 | 4.01 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 60.51 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.093 | 26.41 | 75.23 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.000 | 3.663 | 10.42 | 163.78 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.23 | 34.75 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 57.23 | 1.73 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 40.54 | 0.37 |
 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 | 14.29 | 0.14 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 25.00 | 0.12 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.29 | 0.07 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.71 | 3.81 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.05 | 39.23 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 2.273 | 2.27 | 0.44 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 62.50 | 0.16 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.52 | 47.97 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.47 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 47.16 | 1.76 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.04 | 25.17 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.77 | 17.11 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.50 | 0.32 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.000 | 3.148 | 28.82 | 240.15 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 18.87 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.82 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 1.201 | 84.13 | 11.66 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 10.44 | 54.61 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 14.286 | 14.29 | 0.07 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.000 | 0.067 | 61.89 | 135.13 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.85 | 13.30 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 53.77 | 9.54 |
02In 2013
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Italy7.548
- Greece6.475
- Spain4.654
- Luxembourg3.804
- Bulgaria3.231
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
Denmark33.632Lowest95 share it
Middle country: 0.000
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest8 share it
Lowest36 share it
Middle country: 21.59
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China5,420.96Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.26
032012 → 2013
Since 2012
What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 56values changed, of 174 in both
- 44 · 12rose · fell
- 118unchanged
Rose most
- Greece2.821 → 6.475+3.654
- Mauritania0.000 → 3.061+3.061
- Luxembourg1.449 → 3.804+2.355
- Bulgaria1.679 → 3.231+1.552
- French Polynesia1.389 → 2.941+1.552
Fell most
- Afghanistan3.409 → 2.703−0.706
- Burkina Faso1.562 → 1.333−0.229
- Cabo Verde2.632 → 2.439−0.193
- Czechia2.483 → 2.363−0.120
- Uganda1.034 → 0.977−0.057
Changes 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.
55 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 116 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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07Questions
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013?
Italy, at 7.548, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 describe?
2013.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 cover?
174.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013?
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, 2013 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.