Data for 2016
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2016
Figures for 2016, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Malta is highest, at 15.116; 71 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.118. Against 2015, 100 values changed (73 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2016
HighestMalta
15.116Lowest71 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, 2016, 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
| MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 15.116 | 15.116 | 16.279 | 0.86 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 13.333 | 13.333 | 33.333 | 0.15 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 12.658 | 25.316 | 58.228 | 0.79 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 9.570 | 15.806 | 48.065 | 9.30 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 7.729 | 13.915 | 37.772 | 285.95 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 7.547 | 7.547 | 7.547 | 0.53 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 7.299 | 16.865 | 27.656 | 53.84 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 5.556 | 5.556 | 88.889 | 0.18 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 5.172 | 13.793 | 25.000 | 1.16 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 5.039 | 23.103 | 38.652 | 270.70 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 4.412 | 4.412 | 30.882 | 0.68 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 4.054 | 4.054 | 95.946 | 1.48 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 4.023 | 4.023 | 4.023 | 1.74 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 3.677 | 10.106 | 16.902 | 84.31 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 3.326 | 3.326 | 3.326 | 4.81 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3.306 | 3.306 | 87.603 | 1.21 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 3.286 | 6.394 | 42.890 | 78.83 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.125 | 3.125 | 50.000 | 0.64 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.121 | 6.310 | 15.810 | 44.53 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3.067 | 7.771 | 8.793 | 4.89 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.834 | 13.096 | 41.996 | 64.22 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2.778 | 2.778 | 2.778 | 0.36 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.598 | 3.207 | 11.451 | 82.00 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2.434 | 44.474 | 60.493 | 30.40 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2.298 | 2.373 | 2.537 | 67.01 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.222 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 0.45 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.186 | 4.169 | 4.372 | 19.67 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2.020 | 2.020 | 16.162 | 0.99 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1.978 | 2.015 | 24.739 | 26.80 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.928 | 33.333 | 57.851 | 3.63 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 1.905 | 1.905 | 1.905 | 1.05 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.696 | 9.758 | 78.742 | 64.87 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.664 | 1.725 | 31.177 | 16.23 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.602 | 3.457 | 61.804 | 11.86 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.550 | 5.375 | 17.715 | 558.84 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1.493 | 1.493 | 1.493 | 0.67 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1.473 | 22.591 | 54.699 | 59.05 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.429 | 1.429 | 1.429 | 0.70 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 1.404 | 8.573 | 12.969 | 113.96 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 1.395 | 1.395 | 93.953 | 2.15 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.342 | 6.896 | 15.288 | 4,087.56 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 1.299 | 1.299 | 1.299 | 0.77 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 1.242 | 1.242 | 68.323 | 1.61 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.212 | 2.291 | 24.210 | 90.79 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.090 | 5.037 | 24.707 | 6,102.38 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.081 | 22.639 | 96.828 | 13.87 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 1.064 | 14.894 | 14.894 | 0.94 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.061 | 1.061 | 98.143 | 3.77 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 1.053 | 1.053 | 54.737 | 0.95 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.053 | 1.053 | 48.421 | 1.90 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.993 | 0.993 | 51.987 | 3.02 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.984 | 1.639 | 21.967 | 3.05 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.753 | 2.886 | 10.194 | 31.88 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.681 | 0.779 | 4.428 | 20.55 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.643 | 6.434 | 66.636 | 10.88 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.620 | 1.240 | 89.256 | 9.68 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.581 | 1.502 | 1.890 | 20.64 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.560 | 2.955 | 3.209 | 19.63 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.556 | 8.571 | 66.349 | 12.60 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.553 | 1.635 | 29.170 | 122.90 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.549 | 0.549 | 43.956 | 1.82 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.478 | 0.718 | 100.000 | 4.18 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.465 | 2.518 | 50.397 | 51.63 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.440 | 0.440 | 36.217 | 6.82 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.426 | 2.130 | 11.076 | 18.78 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.379 | 6.035 | 32.886 | 274.40 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.355 | 2.309 | 36.767 | 5.63 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.325 | 0.325 | 59.416 | 6.16 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.318 | 0.333 | 1.795 | 69.09 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.318 | 1.911 | 9.236 | 3.14 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.276 | 10.866 | 98.250 | 10.86 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.276 | 0.276 | 55.188 | 18.12 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.228 | 0.228 | 42.217 | 13.17 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.223 | 4.900 | 12.249 | 4.49 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.209 | 0.209 | 8.996 | 4.78 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.206 | 0.258 | 2.215 | 19.41 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.182 | 0.182 | 58.561 | 10.98 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.176 | 2.822 | 4.409 | 5.67 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.174 | 0.174 | 2.908 | 51.59 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.168 | 0.168 | 53.381 | 23.81 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.161 | 0.241 | 8.410 | 24.85 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.147 | 0.442 | 59.978 | 27.16 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.141 | 0.141 | 61.603 | 7.11 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.139 | 5.516 | 84.334 | 43.15 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.139 | 0.139 | 44.909 | 7.17 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.137 | 0.137 | 56.211 | 14.57 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.127 | 0.169 | 0.479 | 71.04 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.108 | 0.538 | 20.753 | 9.30 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.106 | 0.106 | 0.106 | 9.42 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.090 | 10.020 | 57.175 | 155.89 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.089 | 0.328 | 1.281 | 33.57 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.082 | 4.930 | 13.065 | 12.17 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.082 | 0.082 | 22.469 | 36.54 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.073 | 0.073 | 4.187 | 81.93 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.072 | 7.657 | 13.741 | 166.00 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | 28.52 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0.032 | 31.42 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.029 | 4.495 | 44.233 | 68.75 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.026 | 0.104 | 28.127 | 38.61 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.306 | 42.44 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.014 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 70.10 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.013 | 0.079 | 65.616 | 76.17 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.009 | 0.086 | 53.925 | 116.94 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 7.78 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.17 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.34 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 32.817 | 7.10 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.97 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 94.737 | 0.38 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.27 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 7.88 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.69 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.22 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.27 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 47.628 | 5.48 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.67 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.17 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 3.226 | 6.452 | 0.31 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.06 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.422 | 10.23 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.09 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 25.000 | 0.16 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 99.889 | 9.02 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 33.571 | 1.40 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.27 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 91.667 | 0.36 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 16.129 | 48.387 | 0.31 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 37.900 | 2.19 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.30 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.087 | 80.505 | 11.49 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 83.333 | 0.48 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.22 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.636 | 1.10 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.481 | 1.08 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.367 | 38.12 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.055 | 100.000 | 18.17 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 20.627 | 25.116 | 30.30 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 86.540 | 13.15 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 68.772 | 25.49 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 2.025 | 54.206 | 6.42 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.52 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.30 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.202 | 0.99 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.103 | 5.85 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 58.599 | 3.14 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 82.715 | 18.86 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 15.904 | 52.288 | 4.59 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.425 | 98.054 | 148.03 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 34.23 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 29.769 | 4.77 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 63.94 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.721 | 2.97 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 4.348 | 4.348 | 0.23 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.39 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.500 | 0.16 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.091 | 0.11 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.50 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 61.905 | 0.21 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.10 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.52 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.283 | 18.17 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 96.462 | 17.24 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 21.277 | 0.94 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.06 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 22.53 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.25 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.685 | 58.71 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 14.286 | 14.286 | 0.07 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 94.308 | 11.77 |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Malta15.116
- Samoa13.333
- Luxembourg12.658
- Honduras9.570
- Italy7.729
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 0.118. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Wind and solar (% of generation)
Highest
Denmark44.474Lowest60 share it
Middle country: 0.387
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest26 share it
Middle country: 22.218
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China6,102.38Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.29
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 100values changed, of 174 in both
- 73 · 27rose · fell
- 74unchanged
Rose most
- Malta6.923 → 15.116+8.193
- Samoa7.692 → 13.333+5.641
- Palestine1.923 → 7.547+5.624
- Burundi0.000 → 5.556+5.556
- Luxembourg7.463 → 12.658+5.195
Fell most
- Antigua and Barbuda2.857 → 0.000−2.857
- Belgium4.472 → 3.677−0.795
- Guinea1.754 → 1.242−0.512
- Italy8.202 → 7.729−0.473
- Niger1.852 → 1.429−0.423
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.
99 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 71 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, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2016?
Malta, at 15.116, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 cover?
174.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2016?
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Is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.