Data for 2015
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2015
Figures for 2015, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2015 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Italy is highest, at 8.202; 80 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.032. Against 2014, 89 values changed (65 up, 24 down), the same countries are covered.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2015
HighestItaly
8.202Lowest80 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, 2015, 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 | 8.202 | 13.507 | 38.93 | 279.70 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 7.692 | 7.692 | 30.77 | 0.13 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 7.640 | 16.690 | 29.09 | 51.05 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 7.463 | 14.925 | 32.09 | 1.34 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 6.923 | 6.923 | 7.69 | 1.30 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 5.001 | 22.795 | 35.03 | 277.17 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 4.883 | 12.320 | 44.06 | 9.01 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 4.472 | 12.611 | 21.10 | 68.43 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 4.412 | 4.412 | 29.41 | 0.68 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3.016 | 13.768 | 39.89 | 65.66 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2.863 | 7.709 | 8.81 | 4.54 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 2.857 | 2.857 | 2.86 | 0.35 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 2.833 | 5.810 | 17.96 | 48.71 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.740 | 3.431 | 11.41 | 82.49 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 2.586 | 11.207 | 27.59 | 1.16 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.542 | 2.542 | 87.29 | 1.18 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 2.532 | 2.532 | 97.47 | 1.58 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.326 | 20.930 | 20.93 | 0.43 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2.085 | 51.181 | 65.78 | 28.78 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 2.083 | 2.083 | 2.08 | 5.76 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.961 | 1.961 | 56.86 | 0.51 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 1.923 | 1.923 | 1.92 | 0.52 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1.916 | 1.953 | 22.73 | 26.62 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.852 | 1.852 | 1.85 | 0.54 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.824 | 1.892 | 29.39 | 14.80 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 1.754 | 1.754 | 1.75 | 1.71 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 1.754 | 1.754 | 78.95 | 1.14 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 1.744 | 1.759 | 1.90 | 64.23 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1.655 | 4.472 | 43.20 | 74.91 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.655 | 20.804 | 39.72 | 4.23 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1.613 | 1.613 | 1.61 | 0.62 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1.564 | 24.247 | 47.63 | 51.14 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.522 | 9.356 | 77.03 | 61.78 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.432 | 2.417 | 61.15 | 11.17 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 1.382 | 1.382 | 94.01 | 2.17 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.350 | 5.081 | 16.00 | 574.15 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 1.282 | 1.282 | 1.28 | 0.78 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.195 | 1.195 | 48.21 | 2.51 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.117 | 1.117 | 54.19 | 1.79 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 1.031 | 18.557 | 18.56 | 0.97 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 1.018 | 7.946 | 12.56 | 108.99 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.003 | 1.003 | 22.74 | 2.99 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.990 | 0.990 | 9.90 | 1.01 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.962 | 0.962 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.956 | 5.626 | 13.63 | 4,083.99 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.845 | 0.845 | 97.75 | 3.55 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.681 | 3.881 | 23.77 | 5,798.82 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.638 | 0.736 | 4.41 | 20.39 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.578 | 0.867 | 100.00 | 3.46 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.538 | 0.538 | 26.34 | 1.86 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.534 | 7.651 | 66.90 | 11.24 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.510 | 1.121 | 89.81 | 9.81 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.476 | 1.719 | 52.72 | 48.27 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.462 | 2.737 | 10.62 | 30.33 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.431 | 1.579 | 1.82 | 20.90 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.364 | 15.429 | 93.16 | 13.74 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.354 | 2.478 | 35.93 | 5.65 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.345 | 2.414 | 14.14 | 2.90 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.337 | 0.354 | 1.35 | 59.29 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.337 | 1.037 | 33.65 | 112.79 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.308 | 2.618 | 2.98 | 19.48 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.306 | 0.306 | 33.54 | 6.53 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.279 | 10.306 | 98.98 | 10.77 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.262 | 0.892 | 1.21 | 19.06 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.234 | 3.271 | 10.28 | 4.28 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.204 | 0.204 | 54.60 | 9.78 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.194 | 4.272 | 65.34 | 10.30 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.185 | 0.185 | 59.51 | 16.20 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.181 | 2.904 | 3.99 | 5.51 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.170 | 1.080 | 25.41 | 82.40 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.167 | 1.778 | 7.89 | 18.00 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.165 | 0.165 | 58.32 | 6.07 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.158 | 0.158 | 52.46 | 18.93 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.155 | 0.542 | 51.10 | 25.83 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.126 | 0.126 | 54.90 | 7.96 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.107 | 0.161 | 2.68 | 18.64 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.10 | 9.57 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.104 | 0.104 | 52.56 | 9.59 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.092 | 5.462 | 80.08 | 43.57 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.090 | 0.090 | 19.51 | 33.17 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.087 | 0.116 | 0.32 | 68.84 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.085 | 0.085 | 3.70 | 70.64 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.076 | 0.076 | 64.63 | 13.09 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.073 | 4.523 | 31.96 | 261.77 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.062 | 10.136 | 63.27 | 162.00 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.037 | 6.646 | 13.81 | 164.30 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.04 | 28.49 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.029 | 0.117 | 1.00 | 34.09 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.03 | 37.51 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.027 | 0.027 | 26.90 | 37.59 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.31 | 41.63 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.015 | 3.411 | 44.50 | 68.61 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.013 | 0.103 | 63.35 | 77.97 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.008 | 0.078 | 58.81 | 127.52 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 5.89 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.87 | 7.55 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.96 | 24.57 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 91.67 | 0.36 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.32 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 7.73 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 0.111 | 29.44 | 9.00 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.97 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 83.33 | 0.18 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 49.00 | 4.49 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.64 |
 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 | 16.55 | 8.70 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.33 | 0.15 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.89 | 8.84 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 36.15 | 1.30 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 6.995 | 15.37 | 10.15 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 94.74 | 0.38 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 18.750 | 59.38 | 0.32 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 1.075 | 48.39 | 0.93 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 43.40 | 2.12 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.28 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 77.86 | 10.75 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 49.91 | 11.64 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 82.35 | 0.51 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.96 | 1.01 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.77 | 1.03 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.19 | 37.86 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.054 | 100.00 | 18.55 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 23.730 | 28.31 | 28.15 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.015 | 0.02 | 68.30 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 85.06 | 12.92 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 86.02 | 16.16 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 2.708 | 50.18 | 5.54 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.53 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 21.05 | 0.95 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.47 | 6.04 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 49.67 | 3.00 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 92.98 | 18.38 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 18.954 | 50.11 | 4.59 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.762 | 97.95 | 143.00 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 32.75 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 31.35 | 4.53 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 55.89 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 40.14 | 2.79 |
 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 | 13.33 | 0.15 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 10.00 | 0.10 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.01 | 4.44 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 2.174 | 2.17 | 0.46 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 75.00 | 0.16 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.90 | 50.28 |
 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 | 0.58 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.44 | 18.01 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.07 | 17.16 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.64 | 0.44 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 22.53 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.88 | 57.41 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 16.667 | 16.67 | 0.06 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 97.04 | 13.51 |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Italy8.202
- Samoa7.692
- Greece7.640
- Luxembourg7.463
- Malta6.923
Lowest
- Zambiashared0.000
- Vanuatushared0.000
- British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.000
- Uzbekistanshared0.000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.032. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Wind and solar (% of generation)
Highest
Denmark51.181Lowest67 share it
Middle country: 0.175
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest26 share it
Middle country: 21.91
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China5,798.82Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 5.97
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 89values changed, of 174 in both
- 65 · 24rose · fell
- 85unchanged
Rose most
- Samoa0.000 → 7.692+7.692
- Honduras0.120 → 4.883+4.763
- Malta3.111 → 6.923+3.812
- Antigua and Barbuda0.000 → 2.857+2.857
- Luxembourg4.712 → 7.463+2.751
Fell most
- Niger2.222 → 1.852−0.370
- Mauritania2.913 → 2.586−0.327
- Slovakia2.212 → 1.916−0.296
- Lithuania1.897 → 1.655−0.242
- Maldives1.852 → 1.613−0.239
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.
90 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 80 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, 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2015?
Italy, at 8.202, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2015 cover?
174.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2015?
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Is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2015 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.