Data for 2020
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2020
Figures for 2020, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2020 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 25.000; 40 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.782. Against 2019, 121 values changed (101 up, 20 down), the same countries are covered.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2020
Highest2 countries share it
25.000Lowest40 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, 2020, 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 | 25.00 | 0.04 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 25.000 | 25.000 | 25.00 | 0.04 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 21.429 | 21.429 | 21.43 | 0.84 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 20.500 | 21.500 | 96.50 | 2.00 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 16.667 | 16.667 | 16.67 | 2.94 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 15.397 | 15.552 | 84.76 | 6.43 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 14.286 | 14.286 | 14.29 | 0.07 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 13.115 | 41.803 | 79.51 | 1.22 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 12.195 | 12.195 | 12.20 | 0.41 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 12.174 | 18.841 | 18.94 | 20.70 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 11.163 | 11.163 | 11.63 | 2.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 11.111 | 11.111 | 38.89 | 0.18 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 11.111 | 22.222 | 33.33 | 0.09 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 10.947 | 17.949 | 54.64 | 10.14 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 10.169 | 11.864 | 11.86 | 0.59 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 9.366 | 28.962 | 36.94 | 47.51 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 9.010 | 15.787 | 42.23 | 276.81 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 9.009 | 15.650 | 48.45 | 83.58 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 8.589 | 15.951 | 28.83 | 1.63 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 7.966 | 29.718 | 43.86 | 259.47 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 7.045 | 8.906 | 15.81 | 34.92 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 7.027 | 19.547 | 26.84 | 121.96 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 6.604 | 6.604 | 6.60 | 1.06 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 6.271 | 9.901 | 16.83 | 6.06 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 6.186 | 11.134 | 12.37 | 4.85 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 6.061 | 6.061 | 30.30 | 0.66 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 5.932 | 5.932 | 89.83 | 1.18 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 5.788 | 20.297 | 26.56 | 88.29 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 5.714 | 5.714 | 5.71 | 0.35 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 5.660 | 5.660 | 18.87 | 1.59 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 5.637 | 5.911 | 6.10 | 72.74 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 5.405 | 8.108 | 8.11 | 0.37 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 5.172 | 5.862 | 24.14 | 2.90 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 5.000 | 5.000 | 95.00 | 0.20 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 4.878 | 4.878 | 4.88 | 0.82 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 4.678 | 4.678 | 4.68 | 1.71 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 4.630 | 6.173 | 15.74 | 3.24 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4.129 | 61.267 | 82.05 | 28.58 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4.112 | 17.928 | 48.85 | 6.08 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.856 | 3.856 | 55.19 | 7.52 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 3.709 | 11.858 | 42.16 | 302.00 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.662 | 7.349 | 18.61 | 40.14 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 3.390 | 43.773 | 94.03 | 13.57 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 3.371 | 9.394 | 27.63 | 7,745.56 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.371 | 3.371 | 62.92 | 0.89 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.347 | 27.282 | 58.59 | 51.39 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 3.233 | 11.591 | 20.32 | 4,043.18 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 3.213 | 3.797 | 35.64 | 10.27 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3.133 | 15.722 | 44.58 | 55.21 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 3.079 | 8.568 | 16.16 | 19.49 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.043 | 3.043 | 97.39 | 4.60 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 3.030 | 17.172 | 17.17 | 0.99 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 3.024 | 5.156 | 30.39 | 135.57 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.985 | 2.985 | 2.99 | 0.67 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.955 | 12.792 | 80.28 | 69.03 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 2.937 | 3.671 | 3.99 | 19.07 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 2.925 | 8.227 | 75.69 | 10.94 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 2.899 | 2.899 | 2.90 | 0.69 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.859 | 3.733 | 12.91 | 80.10 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.804 | 9.346 | 13.79 | 4.28 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2.766 | 35.745 | 54.68 | 4.70 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 2.632 | 2.632 | 2.63 | 0.38 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.538 | 2.538 | 40.86 | 3.94 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2.483 | 10.079 | 23.71 | 527.25 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.381 | 16.667 | 16.67 | 0.42 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.315 | 2.315 | 24.03 | 28.51 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 2.273 | 2.273 | 88.64 | 0.44 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.191 | 2.250 | 33.04 | 16.89 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.852 | 1.852 | 40.74 | 2.16 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 1.832 | 1.832 | 25.13 | 7.64 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1.807 | 9.036 | 10.24 | 6.64 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.786 | 1.786 | 1.79 | 0.56 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.771 | 4.267 | 75.77 | 12.42 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.639 | 1.639 | 14.75 | 0.61 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 1.562 | 1.562 | 1.56 | 0.64 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 1.491 | 4.907 | 63.48 | 52.99 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.346 | 2.359 | 21.23 | 101.75 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1.294 | 1.456 | 100.00 | 6.18 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.247 | 11.301 | 17.96 | 157.15 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 1.156 | 1.261 | 4.73 | 19.03 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 1.033 | 1.046 | 1.11 | 79.37 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.010 | 1.010 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.985 | 0.985 | 85.49 | 15.23 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.926 | 0.926 | 62.96 | 1.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.877 | 0.877 | 2.63 | 1.14 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.806 | 0.806 | 60.89 | 2.48 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.792 | 15.303 | 69.92 | 3.79 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.771 | 12.158 | 93.58 | 11.68 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.767 | 0.822 | 6.74 | 18.25 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.756 | 13.757 | 64.63 | 13.23 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.702 | 2.900 | 3.13 | 21.38 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.641 | 17.444 | 68.47 | 163.78 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.597 | 13.055 | 99.83 | 11.72 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.571 | 0.571 | 99.43 | 1.75 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.565 | 0.565 | 100.00 | 5.31 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.565 | 0.565 | 2.81 | 53.07 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.538 | 0.550 | 1.46 | 85.46 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.493 | 0.493 | 0.49 | 2.03 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.488 | 0.488 | 48.29 | 2.05 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.467 | 0.960 | 3.50 | 38.54 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.459 | 0.459 | 0.46 | 2.18 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.426 | 0.426 | 48.67 | 18.78 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.415 | 0.415 | 53.53 | 24.10 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.383 | 0.383 | 41.38 | 7.83 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.375 | 2.622 | 27.72 | 5.34 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.369 | 5.629 | 80.92 | 43.35 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.368 | 0.368 | 83.49 | 19.02 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.324 | 0.324 | 3.88 | 117.12 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.318 | 12.247 | 51.89 | 69.24 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.304 | 0.304 | 37.35 | 19.73 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.298 | 0.298 | 58.57 | 6.71 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.262 | 0.262 | 0.26 | 38.20 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.244 | 0.257 | 65.33 | 77.75 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.227 | 0.227 | 60.11 | 8.80 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.211 | 0.211 | 20.55 | 38.00 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.194 | 0.583 | 5.13 | 25.75 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.187 | 36.692 | 42.44 | 32.16 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.178 | 0.178 | 30.55 | 11.26 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.174 | 0.174 | 64.83 | 17.20 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.160 | 0.160 | 99.92 | 12.49 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.55 | 34.35 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.128 | 0.384 | 79.64 | 31.29 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.119 | 0.119 | 75.61 | 16.81 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.108 | 0.108 | 0.11 | 9.23 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.100 | 0.100 | 71.60 | 39.96 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.095 | 0.095 | 3.80 | 21.03 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.080 | 0.121 | 0.12 | 74.64 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.060 | 0.060 | 0.06 | 33.38 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.052 | 6.474 | 98.52 | 154.32 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.034 | 0.034 | 0.03 | 29.50 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.027 | 2.663 | 27.33 | 37.18 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.28 | 49.40 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.015 | 0.015 | 7.53 | 66.53 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.012 | 0.037 | 77.68 | 80.51 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 11.37 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 5.74 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 75.68 | 0.37 |
 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 | 0.13 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.29 | 0.14 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 34.75 | 1.41 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 95.92 | 0.49 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 12.195 | 39.02 | 0.41 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 48.81 | 2.93 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.806 | 74.73 | 11.16 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 82.69 | 0.52 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.73 | 1.02 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.053 | 100.00 | 18.89 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 90.78 | 15.40 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.000 | 3.147 | 63.64 | 5.72 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.43 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.89 | 0.45 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 33.93 | 0.56 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.809 | 5.83 | 6.18 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 9.440 | 52.21 | 3.39 |
 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 | 27.32 | 4.10 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.00 | 46.63 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.93 | 4.01 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 4.545 | 4.55 | 0.22 |
 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 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 90.10 | 20.10 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 25.76 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Cook Islandsshared25.000
- Kiribatishared25.000
- Palestine21.429
- Namibia20.500
- Yemen16.667
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 0.782. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Wind and solar (% of generation)
Highest
Denmark61.267Lowest32 share it
Middle country: 2.337
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 27.13
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China7,745.56Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.31
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 121values changed, of 174 in both
- 101 · 20rose · fell
- 53unchanged
Rose most
- Palestine14.815 → 21.429+6.614
- El Salvador9.400 → 15.397+5.997
- Estonia0.920 → 4.112+3.192
- Seychelles7.018 → 10.169+3.151
- Antigua and Barbuda2.778 → 5.714+2.936
Fell most
- Namibia26.087 → 20.500−5.587
- Mauritania9.554 → 8.589−0.965
- Guyana1.739 → 0.877−0.862
- Benin1.852 → 1.010−0.842
- Samoa11.765 → 11.111−0.654
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.
131 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 40 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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Ember (2020). Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/solar-electricity/2020
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07Questions
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2020: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2020?
2 countries share the highest reading, 25.000, so no single country is named.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2020 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2020 cover?
174.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2020?
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, 2020 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.