Data for 2014
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2014
Figures for 2014, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2014 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Italy is highest, at 8.068; 95 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2013, 78 values changed (63 up, 15 down), the same countries are covered.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2014
HighestItaly
8.068Lowest95 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, 2014, 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 | 8.068 | 13.557 | 43.64 | 276.53 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 7.638 | 15.075 | 24.55 | 49.62 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.981 | 23.932 | 40.18 | 274.44 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4.712 | 8.901 | 20.94 | 1.91 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 4.412 | 4.412 | 29.41 | 0.68 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 4.059 | 10.548 | 17.15 | 71.20 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 3.111 | 3.111 | 3.56 | 2.25 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 2.913 | 3.883 | 21.36 | 1.03 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 2.685 | 5.520 | 15.75 | 46.92 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.586 | 2.586 | 86.21 | 1.16 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.495 | 3.060 | 10.79 | 84.98 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.495 | 12.046 | 41.77 | 64.92 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.326 | 20.930 | 20.93 | 0.43 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.222 | 2.222 | 2.22 | 0.45 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.212 | 2.248 | 23.00 | 27.13 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1.961 | 1.961 | 99.35 | 1.53 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.897 | 19.241 | 40.92 | 3.69 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 1.873 | 42.697 | 56.15 | 32.04 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1.852 | 1.852 | 1.85 | 0.54 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 1.843 | 5.991 | 7.14 | 4.34 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.516 | 1.516 | 38.48 | 17.15 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 1.446 | 1.462 | 1.58 | 60.86 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.284 | 7.539 | 81.56 | 61.55 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 1.282 | 1.282 | 1.28 | 0.78 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1.216 | 24.595 | 60.95 | 51.80 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.195 | 1.195 | 58.17 | 2.51 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.136 | 1.136 | 11.36 | 0.88 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.128 | 4.187 | 16.60 | 566.31 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 1.064 | 17.021 | 17.02 | 0.94 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.020 | 1.020 | 20.41 | 2.94 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.929 | 0.929 | 97.21 | 3.23 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.922 | 0.922 | 94.47 | 2.17 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.715 | 6.396 | 11.41 | 102.10 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.706 | 5.141 | 13.35 | 4,096.01 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.684 | 2.736 | 42.84 | 70.17 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.581 | 0.581 | 52.91 | 1.72 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.543 | 0.761 | 76.41 | 9.20 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.526 | 0.789 | 100.00 | 3.80 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.463 | 0.566 | 4.38 | 19.43 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.437 | 1.006 | 52.37 | 45.73 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.407 | 3.170 | 22.07 | 5,781.27 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.319 | 0.319 | 42.65 | 6.26 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.298 | 5.733 | 74.01 | 13.43 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.285 | 0.285 | 1.39 | 56.05 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.238 | 2.484 | 10.75 | 29.39 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.237 | 1.282 | 1.66 | 21.06 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.235 | 3.052 | 9.86 | 4.26 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.222 | 0.964 | 32.83 | 107.91 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.209 | 0.209 | 52.82 | 9.56 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.197 | 7.473 | 89.77 | 10.17 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.186 | 2.602 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.186 | 1.487 | 23.98 | 5.38 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.158 | 2.847 | 3.11 | 18.97 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.145 | 0.145 | 64.01 | 6.89 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.131 | 0.131 | 0.13 | 7.66 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.120 | 0.241 | 28.68 | 8.30 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.120 | 4.940 | 40.60 | 8.30 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.116 | 1.505 | 10.13 | 17.28 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.108 | 1.398 | 55.81 | 9.30 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.094 | 0.094 | 68.42 | 10.64 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.088 | 0.088 | 78.44 | 11.41 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.087 | 0.087 | 4.33 | 69.03 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.083 | 0.413 | 47.54 | 24.19 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.069 | 0.069 | 62.96 | 14.39 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.062 | 0.062 | 16.70 | 32.28 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.056 | 0.111 | 1.17 | 17.97 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.047 | 5.149 | 79.10 | 42.92 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.047 | 0.047 | 59.96 | 21.48 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.04 | 27.26 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.033 | 7.352 | 55.84 | 153.56 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.030 | 0.030 | 32.98 | 33.44 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.03 | 37.73 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.026 | 0.220 | 25.61 | 77.23 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.28 | 38.80 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.015 | 1.645 | 38.59 | 68.10 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.014 | 0.114 | 69.09 | 70.46 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.008 | 3.390 | 20.89 | 251.95 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.006 | 4.856 | 12.54 | 158.35 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 4.72 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.39 | 64.27 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.16 | 7.53 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.56 | 24.63 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.92 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.029 | 0.84 | 34.74 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 91.67 | 0.36 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 7.15 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.31 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 83.33 | 0.18 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 61.11 | 3.06 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.62 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.17 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.33 | 0.30 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 23.70 | 8.27 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.00 | 0.15 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.89 | 8.74 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 60.16 | 6.30 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 34.86 | 1.09 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 4.819 | 11.17 | 12.45 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 95.83 | 0.48 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 12.903 | 51.61 | 0.31 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 48.35 | 0.91 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 40.20 | 1.99 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 80.18 | 10.29 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 63.61 | 13.08 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 81.25 | 0.48 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.70 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 59.16 | 0.71 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.74 | 1.03 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.10 | 39.74 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.056 | 100.00 | 17.80 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 20.186 | 25.02 | 25.86 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.38 | 18.27 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.015 | 0.02 | 65.15 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 91.20 | 14.43 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 15.12 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 2.724 | 54.48 | 5.14 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.52 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 40.63 | 0.64 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.15 | 5.37 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 55.21 | 3.17 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 98.66 | 16.40 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.000 | 1.993 | 11.63 | 3.01 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 19.058 | 53.81 | 4.46 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.576 | 97.91 | 140.88 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 29.13 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 33.41 | 4.28 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.98 | 55.43 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 55.11 | 1.76 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 48.78 | 0.41 |
 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 | 7.14 | 0.14 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 23.08 | 0.13 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.50 | 0.08 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.09 | 4.18 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 2.222 | 2.22 | 0.45 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 80.00 | 0.15 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.80 | 49.30 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.22 | 1.82 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.15 | 21.25 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.01 | 16.16 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 34.29 | 0.35 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 9.41 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 20.40 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 5.624 | 94.76 | 12.98 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 10.89 | 55.75 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 14.286 | 14.29 | 0.07 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.000 | 0.078 | 55.87 | 115.23 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 97.18 | 14.52 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 55.17 | 9.86 |
02In 2014
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Italy8.068
- Greece7.638
- Spain4.981
- Luxembourg4.712
- French Polynesia4.412
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.000
- Zambiashared0.000
- Samoashared0.000
- Vanuatushared0.000
- British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
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
Denmark42.697Lowest80 share it
Middle country: 0.052
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest30 share it
Middle country: 21.15
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China5,781.27Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 5.82
032013 → 2014
Since 2013
What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 78values changed, of 174 in both
- 63 · 15rose · fell
- 96unchanged
Rose most
- Niger0.000 → 2.222+2.222
- Maldives0.000 → 1.852+1.852
- Malta1.327 → 3.111+1.784
- Romania0.722 → 2.495+1.773
- French Polynesia2.941 → 4.412+1.471
Fell most
- Bulgaria3.231 → 2.685−0.546
- Burkina Faso1.333 → 1.136−0.197
- Mali1.364 → 1.195−0.169
- Mauritania3.061 → 2.913−0.148
- Afghanistan2.703 → 2.586−0.117
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
75 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 95 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, 2014: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2014?
Italy, at 8.068, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2014 describe?
2014.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2014 cover?
174.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2014?
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Is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2014 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.