Data for 2017
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2017
Figures for 2017, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2017 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Cook Islands is highest, at 25.000; 56 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.228. Against 2016, 117 values changed (87 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2017
HighestCook Islands
25.000Lowest56 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, 2017, 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
| Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 25.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 | 0.04 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 14.286 | 14.286 | 14.286 | 0.07 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 12.500 | 12.500 | 31.250 | 0.16 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 12.222 | 37.778 | 66.667 | 0.90 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 9.915 | 16.098 | 57.356 | 9.38 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 9.697 | 9.697 | 10.303 | 1.65 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 9.091 | 9.091 | 9.091 | 0.55 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 8.347 | 14.420 | 35.568 | 292.09 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 7.281 | 17.391 | 25.182 | 54.80 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 6.215 | 6.215 | 96.045 | 1.77 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 5.797 | 5.797 | 31.884 | 0.69 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 5.287 | 23.324 | 32.282 | 272.38 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 4.865 | 9.325 | 43.545 | 78.93 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 4.691 | 4.691 | 4.691 | 4.05 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 4.444 | 11.852 | 24.444 | 1.35 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 4.379 | 6.545 | 6.737 | 20.78 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 4.348 | 4.348 | 60.870 | 0.23 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 3.879 | 11.519 | 18.514 | 85.34 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 3.571 | 3.571 | 75.000 | 0.28 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3.400 | 7.600 | 8.600 | 5.00 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 3.390 | 3.390 | 3.390 | 1.77 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3.175 | 3.175 | 86.508 | 1.26 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.122 | 6.467 | 13.671 | 44.84 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.077 | 3.077 | 46.154 | 0.65 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 2.941 | 2.941 | 2.941 | 0.34 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.927 | 14.589 | 38.228 | 63.54 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 2.885 | 2.885 | 2.885 | 1.04 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2.883 | 2.883 | 74.775 | 5.55 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 2.857 | 2.857 | 2.857 | 0.35 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 2.740 | 2.740 | 2.740 | 0.73 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2.703 | 5.405 | 5.405 | 0.37 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2.679 | 2.679 | 14.286 | 1.12 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.565 | 3.253 | 11.229 | 85.76 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2.427 | 50.259 | 70.550 | 30.90 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.326 | 18.605 | 18.605 | 0.43 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2.239 | 2.506 | 2.506 | 67.44 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 2.094 | 2.094 | 100.000 | 1.91 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.966 | 40.169 | 71.067 | 3.56 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.907 | 1.907 | 11.229 | 4.72 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.907 | 8.182 | 17.452 | 4,052.31 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 1.896 | 11.005 | 15.021 | 116.04 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.893 | 11.686 | 76.092 | 67.09 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.882 | 28.153 | 98.467 | 14.35 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1.860 | 1.896 | 23.851 | 27.42 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.793 | 6.428 | 25.024 | 6,571.65 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.786 | 1.786 | 1.786 | 0.56 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1.747 | 1.965 | 100.000 | 4.58 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.745 | 1.807 | 27.664 | 16.05 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1.719 | 22.990 | 39.208 | 57.59 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 1.667 | 1.667 | 1.667 | 0.60 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.621 | 3.404 | 68.639 | 12.34 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.596 | 6.024 | 16.538 | 555.74 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.587 | 1.587 | 98.148 | 3.78 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 1.471 | 1.471 | 1.471 | 0.68 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 1.449 | 5.888 | 71.830 | 11.04 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.286 | 1.608 | 19.936 | 3.11 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.272 | 2.427 | 24.555 | 94.36 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 1.130 | 1.130 | 69.492 | 1.77 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 1.063 | 3.372 | 10.571 | 32.92 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 1.031 | 14.433 | 14.433 | 0.97 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.010 | 1.010 | 41.919 | 1.98 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.980 | 0.980 | 50.000 | 1.02 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.977 | 1.893 | 2.259 | 16.38 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.972 | 6.993 | 29.345 | 297.29 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.929 | 2.477 | 13.622 | 3.23 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.913 | 6.621 | 11.644 | 4.38 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.893 | 0.893 | 3.571 | 1.12 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.872 | 0.872 | 45.640 | 3.44 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.749 | 0.762 | 0.841 | 76.07 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.729 | 2.760 | 15.833 | 19.20 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.706 | 2.317 | 25.038 | 130.36 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.680 | 10.875 | 60.493 | 11.77 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.646 | 1.200 | 80.886 | 10.83 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.632 | 2.818 | 2.915 | 20.58 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.566 | 0.566 | 34.795 | 7.07 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.552 | 0.552 | 51.934 | 1.81 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.550 | 2.580 | 58.604 | 52.71 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.498 | 2.819 | 4.146 | 6.03 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.389 | 0.486 | 3.889 | 20.57 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.357 | 2.321 | 23.036 | 5.60 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.355 | 11.791 | 99.645 | 11.28 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.340 | 0.354 | 1.756 | 73.45 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.285 | 0.285 | 53.327 | 21.04 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.282 | 0.329 | 2.259 | 21.25 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.261 | 0.551 | 2.260 | 34.51 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.248 | 0.248 | 63.354 | 8.05 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.230 | 0.230 | 2.888 | 52.28 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.226 | 0.226 | 42.632 | 13.30 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.221 | 14.159 | 55.973 | 4.52 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.213 | 0.213 | 50.491 | 23.43 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.185 | 0.185 | 71.415 | 10.81 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.183 | 4.924 | 81.219 | 43.66 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.165 | 0.248 | 7.762 | 24.22 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.144 | 0.395 | 73.518 | 27.83 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.140 | 10.863 | 57.882 | 164.23 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.132 | 0.132 | 54.702 | 7.55 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.127 | 0.127 | 60.510 | 15.70 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 9.32 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.106 | 0.106 | 99.894 | 9.42 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.104 | 0.730 | 25.130 | 9.59 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.100 | 8.875 | 14.202 | 169.91 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.099 | 0.099 | 21.245 | 10.12 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.093 | 0.093 | 24.194 | 32.24 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.076 | 5.547 | 14.134 | 13.16 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.074 | 7.168 | 46.608 | 67.52 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.064 | 0.064 | 2.394 | 93.58 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 36.15 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.034 | 0.034 | 0.034 | 29.23 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.032 | 24.618 | 29.263 | 30.79 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.032 | 0.032 | 64.821 | 31.07 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 33.28 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.406 | 36.94 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.027 | 0.165 | 25.494 | 36.44 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.022 | 0.022 | 0.306 | 45.70 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.016 | 0.016 | 13.051 | 60.84 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.015 | 0.058 | 0.058 | 68.89 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.013 | 0.013 | 79.100 | 78.47 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.010 | 0.096 | 58.391 | 103.80 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 4.53 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.16 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 29.880 | 7.53 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.99 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 95.000 | 0.40 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.32 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 7.65 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.02 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.17 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.16 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 41.780 | 6.63 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.15 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 3.125 | 6.250 | 0.32 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.09 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.06 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 23.077 | 0.13 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 32.836 | 1.34 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 95.349 | 0.43 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 18.182 | 51.515 | 0.33 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 41.964 | 2.24 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.31 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.787 | 80.507 | 11.44 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 76.000 | 0.50 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.23 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.08 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.264 | 1.06 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.052 | 100.000 | 19.07 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 91.477 | 15.37 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.992 | 72.510 | 7.53 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.54 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.35 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.286 | 1.47 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.202 | 6.250 | 4.96 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 4.032 | 45.161 | 2.48 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 80.499 | 17.64 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 1.922 | 98.118 | 148.27 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.816 | 4.35 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 59.82 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 40.940 | 2.98 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.40 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.333 | 0.15 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.10 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 1.961 | 1.961 | 0.51 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.10 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.54 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.230 | 18.44 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 94.589 | 18.11 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 25.926 | 0.81 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 23.89 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.29 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.06 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 86.332 | 14.56 |
02In 2017
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Cook Islands25.000
- Tonga14.286
- Samoa12.500
- Luxembourg12.222
- Honduras9.915
Lowest
- Zambiashared0.000
- Vanuatushared0.000
- British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.000
- Turkmenistanshared0.000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.228. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Wind and solar (% of generation)
Highest
Denmark50.259Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 0.995
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest8 share it
Lowest23 share it
Middle country: 24.023
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China6,571.65Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.33
032016 → 2017
Since 2016
What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 117values changed, of 174 in both
- 87 · 30rose · fell
- 57unchanged
Rose most
- Cook Islands0.000 → 25.000+25.000
- Tonga0.000 → 14.286+14.286
- Sierra Leone0.000 → 4.348+4.348
- Eritrea0.000 → 2.941+2.941
- Antigua and Barbuda0.000 → 2.857+2.857
Fell most
- Malta15.116 → 9.697−5.419
- Burundi5.556 → 3.571−1.985
- Samoa13.333 → 12.500−0.833
- Mauritania5.172 → 4.444−0.728
- Guam4.023 → 3.390−0.633
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.
116 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 56 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.
05The files
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07Questions
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2017: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2017?
Cook Islands, at 25.000, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2017 describe?
2017.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2017 cover?
174.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2017?
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, 2017 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.