Data for 2022

Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2022

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Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 covers 174 countries on 4 measures. Cook Islands is highest, at 50.000; 34 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 1.658. Against 2021, 130 values changed (97 up, 33 down), the same countries are covered.

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Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2022

HighestCook Islands

50.000

Lowest34 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.

174countries
4measures per country
2022the year it describes
136distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

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Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2022: every country, as published by Ember.

Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	50.000	50.000	50.000	0.04
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	37.879	39.394	98.485	1.32
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	33.333	33.333	33.333	1.02
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	28.833	29.062	45.538	4.37
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	25.000	25.000	25.000	0.04
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	23.140	48.760	85.950	1.21
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	18.703	20.814	90.799	6.63
ChileCHLSouth America	17.256	27.010	55.327	91.04
YemenYEMWestern Asia	16.832	16.832	16.832	3.03
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	16.667	19.048	19.048	0.42
JordanJORWestern Asia	15.286	23.039	23.128	22.57
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	14.000	28.000	28.000	0.50
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	13.888	31.869	40.097	119.96
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	13.818	34.875	43.449	51.67
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	13.782	13.782	100.000	15.31
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	13.220	14.925	21.409	35.78
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	12.903	14.516	14.516	0.62
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	12.609	12.609	13.043	2.30
SamoaWSMPolynesia	12.500	12.500	43.750	0.16
TongaTONPolynesia	12.500	12.500	12.500	0.08
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	12.500	12.500	25.000	0.08
SpainESPSouthern Europe	12.439	34.303	42.803	287.15
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	11.407	15.589	16.730	5.26
EritreaERIEastern Africa	11.364	11.364	11.364	0.44
TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.111	11.111	20.000	0.90
ItalyITASouthern Europe	10.037	17.350	35.857	280.17
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	9.375	9.375	86.458	0.96
HondurasHNDCentral America	9.179	15.269	59.665	11.33
IsraelISRWestern Asia	9.171	9.549	9.718	76.87
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	9.091	9.091	9.091	0.11
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	8.537	14.634	27.439	1.64
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	8.416	45.792	74.752	4.04
SenegalSENWestern Africa	8.240	13.827	19.693	7.16
GuamGUMMicronesia	7.778	7.778	7.778	1.80
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	7.598	36.197	59.594	46.33
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	7.443	8.738	26.214	3.09
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	7.339	7.339	7.339	1.09
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	7.294	20.386	25.898	94.33
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	7.059	7.059	7.059	0.85
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	7.042	7.042	33.803	0.71
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	6.931	6.931	65.446	10.10
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	6.769	60.865	80.859	35.16
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	6.711	14.206	31.991	8.94
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	5.879	17.109	78.191	64.47
PanamaPANCentral America	5.714	10.449	77.224	12.25
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	5.593	10.871	18.448	22.17
American SamoaASMPolynesia	5.556	5.556	5.556	0.18
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	5.556	5.556	5.556	0.36
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	5.455	5.455	96.364	0.55
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	5.325	5.325	15.385	1.69
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	5.263	5.263	34.109	9.88
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	5.128	5.769	19.551	3.12
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.079	7.934	31.294	152.01
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	5.000	5.000	95.000	0.20
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	4.865	4.940	30.464	13.36
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4.855	13.521	29.576	8,800.42
United StatesUSANorthern America	4.784	14.915	22.350	4,286.89
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	4.729	15.551	41.911	320.56
PolandPOLEastern Europe	4.653	15.728	21.103	178.60
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	4.271	5.075	5.377	19.90
OmanOMNWestern Asia	4.245	4.481	4.481	42.40
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.157	7.140	19.153	50.28
FranceFRAWestern Europe	4.129	12.285	24.188	468.37
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.846	3.846	57.692	1.04
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3.635	16.423	43.149	54.74
MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.456	3.456	42.857	4.34
UruguayURYSouth America	3.365	35.532	90.781	14.86
KenyaKENEastern Africa	3.241	19.753	87.809	12.96
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3.141	3.905	12.863	83.73
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	3.030	3.030	35.227	2.64
ArubaABWCaribbean	3.000	17.000	17.000	1.00
BoliviaBOLSouth America	2.999	6.769	35.733	11.67
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	2.941	2.941	2.941	0.68
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	2.895	8.909	12.918	4.49
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	2.857	2.857	2.857	0.70
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2.609	2.609	97.391	5.75
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.532	2.532	2.532	0.79
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	2.500	2.500	2.500	0.40
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	2.452	9.032	9.806	7.75
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	2.449	2.449	21.929	26.54
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2.296	2.296	100.000	6.97
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	2.253	2.253	75.563	17.31
BelizeBLZCentral America	2.128	2.128	87.234	0.47
BeninBENWestern Africa	2.020	2.020	2.020	0.99
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	1.961	1.961	1.961	0.51
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1.706	4.006	84.644	13.48
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1.684	3.535	27.104	5.94
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1.632	2.582	22.160	111.55
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	1.590	5.368	75.944	5.03
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1.495	2.989	3.036	21.41
PeruPERSouth America	1.402	4.624	55.242	59.90
CubaCUBCaribbean	1.342	1.725	4.281	15.65
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1.177	1.177	4.093	56.92
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.144	20.358	68.321	173.05
QatarQATWestern Asia	1.078	1.078	1.315	54.75
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.064	16.241	63.475	14.10
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.976	0.976	0.976	2.05
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.938	3.565	9.568	5.33
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.935	0.935	60.748	1.07
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.935	1.028	100.000	10.70
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.907	0.918	0.940	91.47
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.851	0.861	1.555	102.25
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.781	0.781	2.344	1.28
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.775	0.775	71.752	16.78
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.760	0.845	74.354	82.86
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.750	0.750	74.500	4.00
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.719	0.719	88.906	19.47
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.694	13.657	64.120	4.32
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.689	0.689	36.047	23.22
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.688	0.688	40.860	23.25
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.647	7.329	86.936	43.25
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.643	11.656	100.000	12.44
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.586	0.586	9.218	75.07
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.565	1.049	3.389	37.18
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.565	0.565	63.089	26.55
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.546	0.546	95.628	1.83
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.540	17.196	53.568	72.17
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.499	0.499	0.914	36.10
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.498	0.498	4.382	20.08
SurinameSURSouth America	0.474	0.474	44.550	2.11
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.444	34.152	39.213	33.79
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.391	0.391	0.391	2.56
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.358	0.358	83.691	19.56
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.336	0.336	67.338	8.94
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.312	0.312	30.353	9.62
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.284	0.284	2.264	133.86
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.263	0.263	24.711	38.00
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.245	0.245	64.908	8.15
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.224	0.224	0.224	35.68
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.218	0.218	21.133	4.59
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.211	2.228	2.228	85.29
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.207	0.484	6.358	28.94
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.159	0.159	27.359	12.61
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.157	0.157	76.136	51.04
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.121	0.302	76.013	33.06
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.117	10.294	98.645	145.42
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.105	0.105	0.105	9.50
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.057	2.784	28.186	34.84
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.028	0.028	0.028	35.11
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.012	0.036	78.363	82.36
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.000	0.000	100.000	10.77
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.17
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	0.000	5.60
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	69.231	0.39
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.14
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000	2.564	5.128	0.39
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.14
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	35.000	35.000	0.20
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.000	0.000	13.333	0.15
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	31.788	1.51
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.000	18.750	45.833	0.48
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	47.962	3.19
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.51
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.000	0.632	76.211	14.25
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.000	0.000	87.037	0.54
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.24
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.08
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.000	0.000	18.812	1.01
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.000	0.050	100.000	19.87
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	86.107	13.82
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.000	0.000	100.000	0.48
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	33.333	0.39
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.000	0.000	40.816	0.49
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.000	9.668	53.172	3.31
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.04
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.000	0.000	100.000	44.11
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	21.818	4.95
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000	4.545	4.545	0.22
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.000	0.000	13.333	0.15
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	11.111	0.09
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	92.694	21.49
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	0.031	32.60
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.26

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

Cook Islands50.000
Namibia37.879
Palestine33.333
Lebanon28.833
Kiribati25.000

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 1.658. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Wind and solar (% of generation)
HighestDenmark60.865
Lowest27 share it
Middle country: 3.706
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest9 share it
Lowest9 share it
Middle country: 28.881
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina8,800.42
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 7.46

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
130values changed, of 174 in both
97 · 33rose · fell
44unchanged

Rose most

Lebanon2.998 → 28.833+25.835
Cabo Verde2.326 → 14.000+11.674
Palestine24.176 → 33.333+9.157
Solomon Islands0.000 → 9.091+9.091
Somalia7.895 → 16.667+8.772

Fell most

El Salvador23.836 → 18.703−5.133
Tonga14.286 → 12.500−1.786
Honduras10.252 → 9.179−1.073
Belize2.778 → 2.128−0.650
Eritrea11.905 → 11.364−0.541

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.

The site’s method

136 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 34 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 (2022). Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/solar-electricity/2022

0625 held

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