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Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018

Figures for 2018, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Cook Islands is highest, at 40.000; 51 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.370. Against 2017, 114 values changed (80 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.

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Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2018

HighestCook Islands

40.000

Lowest51 countries share it

0.000

Shaded 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, 2018, 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

Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018: every country, as published by Ember.
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia40.00040.00040.0000.05
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa16.31217.73098.5821.41
PalestinePSEWestern Asia14.28614.28614.2860.42
TongaTONPolynesia14.28614.28614.2860.07
YemenYEMWestern Asia13.75413.75413.7543.49
SamoaWSMPolynesia13.33313.33340.0000.15
EritreaERIEastern Africa12.82112.82112.8210.39
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe12.50038.54270.8330.96
VanuatuVUTMelanesia12.50012.50025.0000.08
HondurasHNDCentral America10.29919.87662.8229.71
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa10.27417.12330.1371.46
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe9.6459.64510.1521.97
ItalyITASouthern Europe7.91814.11239.995286.06
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe7.20419.17930.67952.61
JordanJORWestern Asia7.02010.50610.60420.37
ChileCHLSouth America6.26210.64145.86681.76
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia5.8825.88229.4120.68
El SalvadorSLVCentral America5.6995.69977.9415.44
BelgiumBELWestern Europe5.28015.52723.23073.87
SenegalSENWestern Africa5.0615.06114.1704.94
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa4.8134.81314.4391.87
SpainESPSouthern Europe4.69423.44538.272271.40
GuamGUMMicronesia4.0464.0464.0461.73
CyprusCYPWestern Asia3.9538.3009.4865.06
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia3.7973.7973.7970.79

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Cook Islands40.000
  2. Namibia16.312
  3. Palestineshared14.286
  4. Tongashared14.286
  5. Yemen13.754

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared0.000
  2. British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
  3. Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.000
  4. Turkmenistanshared0.000
  5. Tajikistanshared0.000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.370. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Wind and solar (% of generation)

    HighestDenmark49.156

    Lowest42 share it

    Middle country: 1.613

  • Renewables (% of generation)

    Highest7 share it

    Lowest18 share it

    Middle country: 25.505

  • Total generation (TWh)

    HighestChina7,133.23

    LowestMontserrat0.01

    Middle country: 6.81

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 114values changed, of 174 in both
  • 80 · 34rose · fell
  • 60unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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.

The site’s method

  • 120 distinct values among 174

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 51 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

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Ember (2018). Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/solar-electricity/2018

0625 held

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07Questions

Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018?

Cook Islands, at 40.000, of the 174 countries in the file.

What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 cover?

174.

Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2018?

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, 2018 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.

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