Data for 2019
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019
Figures for 2019, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Namibia is highest, at 26.087; 43 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.623. Against 2018, 125 values changed (86 up, 39 down), the same countries are covered.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2019
HighestNamibia
26.087Lowest43 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, 2019, 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
| NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 26.087 | 27.536 | 96.38 | 1.38 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 25.000 | 25.000 | 25.00 | 0.04 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 25.000 | 25.000 | 25.00 | 0.04 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 14.815 | 14.815 | 14.82 | 0.81 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 14.634 | 14.634 | 14.63 | 3.28 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 14.286 | 14.286 | 14.29 | 0.07 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 12.500 | 12.500 | 12.50 | 0.40 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 12.150 | 38.318 | 74.77 | 1.07 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 11.765 | 11.765 | 41.18 | 0.17 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 11.111 | 22.222 | 33.33 | 0.09 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 10.507 | 18.199 | 52.91 | 10.66 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 10.034 | 14.321 | 14.42 | 20.53 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 9.662 | 9.662 | 10.15 | 2.07 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 9.554 | 17.197 | 29.94 | 1.57 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 9.400 | 9.400 | 71.48 | 6.17 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 9.239 | 24.400 | 33.58 | 47.95 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 8.169 | 15.135 | 39.94 | 289.99 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 7.502 | 13.325 | 46.21 | 83.98 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 7.018 | 7.018 | 7.02 | 0.57 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 5.797 | 5.797 | 28.99 | 0.69 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 5.670 | 6.014 | 13.40 | 5.82 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 5.625 | 5.625 | 16.25 | 1.60 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 5.582 | 26.153 | 37.33 | 270.52 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 5.000 | 5.000 | 95.00 | 0.20 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 4.585 | 15.104 | 20.98 | 92.69 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 4.571 | 4.571 | 4.57 | 1.75 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 4.498 | 14.086 | 18.99 | 120.05 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 4.415 | 4.676 | 4.83 | 72.71 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 4.376 | 6.505 | 13.71 | 34.28 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 4.272 | 8.932 | 10.10 | 5.15 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 4.110 | 4.110 | 87.67 | 1.46 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.025 | 4.334 | 21.67 | 3.23 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 3.774 | 3.774 | 3.77 | 1.06 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 3.704 | 3.704 | 3.70 | 0.81 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 3.604 | 5.405 | 13.81 | 3.33 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.529 | 3.529 | 50.59 | 0.85 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3.269 | 58.257 | 78.55 | 29.37 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.248 | 6.267 | 17.13 | 43.72 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 3.188 | 10.394 | 43.80 | 300.18 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 3.030 | 17.172 | 17.17 | 0.99 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3.029 | 14.551 | 41.92 | 58.76 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 2.998 | 8.423 | 26.49 | 7,471.53 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.985 | 2.985 | 2.99 | 0.67 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.838 | 2.838 | 96.94 | 4.58 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 2.778 | 2.778 | 2.78 | 0.36 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 2.778 | 2.778 | 2.78 | 0.72 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.706 | 3.523 | 11.74 | 85.72 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2.703 | 5.405 | 5.41 | 0.37 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2.695 | 47.605 | 73.95 | 3.34 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 2.614 | 32.172 | 98.26 | 16.07 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 2.611 | 3.446 | 3.81 | 19.15 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2.597 | 29.089 | 53.12 | 51.60 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2.570 | 9.686 | 18.30 | 4,158.38 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 2.491 | 8.677 | 52.75 | 11.64 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.405 | 12.944 | 77.30 | 70.69 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 2.381 | 2.381 | 2.38 | 0.42 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.273 | 18.182 | 18.18 | 0.44 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2.125 | 8.265 | 19.96 | 565.52 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.091 | 2.127 | 23.57 | 28.21 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 1.940 | 7.759 | 12.72 | 4.64 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1.934 | 4.068 | 30.21 | 134.97 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 1.923 | 1.923 | 86.54 | 0.52 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.888 | 1.951 | 31.72 | 15.89 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.852 | 1.852 | 1.85 | 0.54 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1.832 | 2.507 | 36.16 | 10.37 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.811 | 4.409 | 63.86 | 12.70 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.739 | 5.451 | 12.55 | 21.28 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.739 | 1.739 | 3.48 | 1.15 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1.729 | 8.646 | 9.94 | 6.94 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.639 | 1.639 | 21.31 | 0.61 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.619 | 1.619 | 38.46 | 2.47 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 1.515 | 1.515 | 1.52 | 0.66 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 1.372 | 4.273 | 60.54 | 56.87 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1.301 | 1.463 | 100.00 | 6.15 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.179 | 2.160 | 20.79 | 106.03 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.038 | 1.038 | 48.56 | 8.67 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 1.014 | 1.111 | 4.30 | 20.70 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.976 | 0.976 | 63.90 | 2.05 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.920 | 9.987 | 28.12 | 7.61 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.877 | 0.877 | 57.90 | 1.14 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.870 | 0.882 | 1.07 | 81.61 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.811 | 0.811 | 84.65 | 14.79 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.801 | 0.801 | 32.18 | 7.49 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.787 | 0.787 | 38.32 | 3.81 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.779 | 14.273 | 88.67 | 11.56 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.655 | 16.594 | 56.99 | 4.58 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.632 | 12.253 | 66.01 | 12.65 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.613 | 16.375 | 99.12 | 11.42 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.556 | 0.602 | 5.19 | 21.59 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.556 | 0.556 | 96.11 | 1.80 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.545 | 2.816 | 3.13 | 22.02 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.490 | 0.490 | 47.55 | 2.04 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.466 | 0.466 | 56.26 | 19.32 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.445 | 0.890 | 2.57 | 40.46 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.435 | 0.446 | 1.40 | 85.11 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.435 | 9.692 | 15.60 | 163.22 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.404 | 12.190 | 58.75 | 168.42 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.398 | 0.398 | 0.40 | 2.51 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.386 | 0.386 | 33.21 | 7.77 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.385 | 0.385 | 100.00 | 5.20 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.351 | 0.351 | 2.79 | 54.14 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.341 | 2.044 | 22.83 | 5.87 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.335 | 0.335 | 46.40 | 23.88 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.297 | 5.394 | 82.42 | 43.75 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.289 | 0.289 | 42.31 | 17.30 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.242 | 0.242 | 61.47 | 8.28 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.236 | 0.236 | 51.65 | 8.48 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.219 | 8.993 | 46.47 | 68.61 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.165 | 0.241 | 69.49 | 78.78 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.158 | 0.158 | 79.36 | 18.99 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.154 | 0.539 | 6.90 | 25.95 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.137 | 0.137 | 23.34 | 36.46 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.129 | 0.154 | 0.15 | 38.89 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.128 | 0.128 | 63.48 | 31.24 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.126 | 0.126 | 73.20 | 15.82 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.123 | 0.401 | 77.78 | 32.45 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.123 | 0.123 | 63.75 | 16.22 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.109 | 0.109 | 0.11 | 9.20 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.097 | 33.074 | 38.71 | 30.87 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.094 | 0.094 | 33.11 | 10.66 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.085 | 0.085 | 99.92 | 11.79 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.080 | 0.133 | 0.13 | 75.04 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.060 | 0.060 | 0.06 | 33.11 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.43 | 36.94 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.052 | 0.052 | 4.36 | 115.21 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.03 | 34.63 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.027 | 2.469 | 28.51 | 36.86 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.26 | 50.00 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.016 | 0.016 | 10.18 | 63.56 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.012 | 0.082 | 58.38 | 85.15 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.007 | 4.132 | 97.94 | 133.83 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 2.01 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 8.65 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.93 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 69.23 | 0.39 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.15 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 2.857 | 5.71 | 0.35 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.29 | 0.14 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 32.14 | 1.40 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 91.84 | 0.49 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 13.158 | 39.47 | 0.38 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 46.48 | 2.84 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.759 | 76.05 | 11.86 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 83.67 | 0.49 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.04 | 1.06 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.052 | 100.00 | 19.36 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 91.58 | 14.97 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 2.329 | 49.53 | 6.44 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.39 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.95 | 0.42 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.19 | 0.84 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.703 | 6.50 | 5.69 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 8.746 | 56.27 | 3.43 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.40 | 4.28 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 49.59 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.76 | 3.89 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 4.348 | 4.35 | 0.23 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.33 | 0.15 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.09 | 0.11 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.50 | 22.32 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 91.46 | 20.96 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 22.50 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Namibia26.087
- Cook Islandsshared25.000
- Kiribatishared25.000
- Palestine14.815
- Yemen14.634
Lowest
- British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.000
- Turkmenistanshared0.000
- Tajikistanshared0.000
- Chadshared0.000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.623. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Wind and solar (% of generation)
Highest
Denmark58.257Lowest35 share it
Middle country: 1.937
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 26.30
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China7,471.53Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.69
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 125values changed, of 174 in both
- 86 · 39rose · fell
- 49unchanged
Rose most
- Kiribati0.000 → 25.000+25.000
- Namibia16.312 → 26.087+9.775
- Seychelles0.000 → 7.018+7.018
- El Salvador5.699 → 9.400+3.701
- Jordan7.020 → 10.034+3.014
Fell most
- Cook Islands40.000 → 25.000−15.000
- Samoa13.333 → 11.765−1.568
- Vanuatu12.500 → 11.111−1.389
- Mauritania10.274 → 9.554−0.720
- Belgium5.280 → 4.585−0.695
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.
126 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 43 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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Ember (2019). Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/solar-electricity/2019
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07Questions
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019?
Namibia, at 26.087, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019 describe?
2019.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019 cover?
174.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019?
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, 2019 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.