Data for 2023
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2023
Figures for 2023, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 covers 173 countries on 4 measures. Cook Islands is highest, at 50.000; 31 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 2.066. Against 2022, 119 values changed (75 up, 44 down), 1 left.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2023
HighestCook Islands
50.000Lowest31 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, 2023, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 173 countries · select a heading to sort
| Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 50.000 | 50.000 | 50.000 | 0.04 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 40.000 | 40.000 | 40.000 | 0.85 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 26.984 | 28.042 | 97.884 | 1.89 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 25.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 | 0.04 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 22.293 | 22.452 | 34.076 | 6.28 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 20.567 | 56.028 | 89.362 | 1.41 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 20.105 | 30.707 | 63.140 | 89.23 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 20.067 | 22.910 | 87.793 | 5.98 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 19.499 | 21.328 | 26.393 | 35.54 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 18.169 | 40.691 | 49.826 | 48.93 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 17.409 | 40.439 | 51.514 | 279.11 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 16.667 | 19.048 | 19.048 | 0.42 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 16.347 | 40.955 | 47.382 | 119.96 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 15.572 | 19.512 | 20.450 | 5.33 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 15.493 | 15.493 | 26.761 | 0.71 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 14.514 | 21.876 | 21.960 | 23.77 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 14.286 | 14.286 | 14.286 | 0.07 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 14.075 | 14.075 | 100.000 | 15.63 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 14.000 | 28.000 | 28.000 | 0.50 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 13.333 | 13.333 | 40.000 | 0.15 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 13.191 | 13.191 | 13.617 | 2.35 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 13.019 | 60.943 | 83.774 | 5.30 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 12.903 | 14.516 | 14.516 | 0.62 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 12.544 | 24.390 | 48.780 | 5.74 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 12.500 | 12.500 | 25.000 | 0.08 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 11.742 | 20.761 | 44.550 | 261.55 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 11.183 | 39.684 | 74.469 | 46.14 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 11.055 | 11.649 | 11.791 | 77.43 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 10.800 | 68.014 | 86.397 | 33.89 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 10.204 | 10.204 | 10.204 | 0.49 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 10.156 | 10.156 | 10.156 | 5.12 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 9.707 | 21.034 | 84.756 | 70.98 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 9.534 | 28.333 | 33.435 | 82.13 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 9.524 | 9.524 | 95.238 | 0.21 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 9.278 | 9.278 | 86.598 | 0.97 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 9.091 | 9.091 | 9.091 | 0.11 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 8.902 | 8.902 | 27.977 | 8.65 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 8.782 | 12.725 | 25.075 | 40.08 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 8.327 | 13.851 | 54.363 | 12.49 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 8.182 | 8.182 | 8.182 | 1.10 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 7.778 | 7.778 | 7.778 | 1.80 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 7.668 | 10.405 | 36.545 | 148.01 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 7.443 | 8.738 | 26.214 | 3.09 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 7.195 | 11.829 | 16.951 | 8.20 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 7.059 | 7.059 | 7.059 | 0.85 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 7.042 | 7.042 | 33.803 | 0.71 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 6.712 | 21.321 | 27.707 | 165.52 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 6.699 | 11.483 | 21.531 | 2.09 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 6.636 | 13.425 | 60.641 | 13.11 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 6.302 | 6.367 | 40.514 | 15.55 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 6.213 | 15.634 | 30.001 | 9,402.74 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.029 | 6.029 | 42.132 | 13.60 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 5.754 | 16.348 | 42.009 | 319.79 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 5.617 | 15.517 | 22.679 | 4,253.91 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 5.556 | 5.556 | 5.556 | 0.36 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 5.537 | 10.423 | 17.264 | 24.56 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 5.362 | 7.681 | 32.174 | 6.90 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 5.325 | 5.325 | 15.976 | 1.69 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 4.667 | 4.889 | 4.889 | 45.00 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.587 | 4.893 | 17.431 | 3.27 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 4.545 | 4.545 | 96.970 | 0.66 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 4.531 | 20.234 | 89.766 | 12.80 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 4.355 | 14.086 | 26.890 | 518.75 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 4.271 | 5.075 | 5.377 | 19.90 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3.916 | 17.173 | 49.798 | 56.95 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 3.822 | 40.952 | 92.434 | 12.82 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3.813 | 4.736 | 14.697 | 75.80 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3.762 | 7.994 | 77.743 | 6.38 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.636 | 3.636 | 49.091 | 1.10 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 3.335 | 3.335 | 3.565 | 56.38 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 3.330 | 3.330 | 100.000 | 9.01 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 3.226 | 3.226 | 43.952 | 2.48 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 3.000 | 17.000 | 17.000 | 1.00 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 1.00 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 2.941 | 2.941 | 2.941 | 0.68 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 2.857 | 2.857 | 2.857 | 0.70 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.789 | 6.295 | 33.307 | 12.55 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.725 | 8.386 | 12.159 | 4.77 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.600 | 2.600 | 97.054 | 5.77 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 2.500 | 2.500 | 2.500 | 0.40 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.496 | 2.496 | 19.800 | 6.01 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 2.476 | 2.476 | 74.032 | 15.75 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2.351 | 17.202 | 70.126 | 17.44 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.303 | 3.900 | 3.947 | 21.28 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 2.292 | 8.444 | 9.168 | 8.29 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 2.222 | 2.222 | 88.889 | 0.45 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.066 | 2.066 | 22.723 | 29.53 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.062 | 2.062 | 2.062 | 0.97 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.061 | 39.664 | 45.276 | 31.54 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 1.873 | 22.499 | 69.407 | 166.05 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.786 | 1.786 | 1.786 | 0.56 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.632 | 1.632 | 4.529 | 57.29 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.610 | 3.890 | 67.270 | 14.91 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1.588 | 1.849 | 66.121 | 84.36 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.559 | 2.716 | 21.426 | 116.73 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.449 | 1.449 | 2.899 | 1.38 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 1.417 | 4.409 | 9.606 | 6.35 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 1.380 | 4.551 | 54.378 | 60.87 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 1.064 | 1.368 | 3.647 | 19.74 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.062 | 1.062 | 1.708 | 100.73 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.965 | 0.965 | 80.979 | 14.51 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.935 | 1.028 | 100.000 | 10.70 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.907 | 0.928 | 0.949 | 95.88 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.905 | 0.905 | 0.905 | 2.21 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.883 | 19.333 | 51.889 | 81.52 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.870 | 0.870 | 63.478 | 1.15 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.863 | 9.046 | 89.625 | 42.89 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.771 | 0.771 | 89.003 | 19.46 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.768 | 13.481 | 99.915 | 11.72 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.750 | 0.750 | 74.500 | 4.00 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.664 | 13.053 | 62.389 | 4.52 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.617 | 0.617 | 38.519 | 24.30 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.586 | 1.302 | 9.896 | 76.80 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.578 | 0.578 | 53.179 | 1.73 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.561 | 0.561 | 62.687 | 26.72 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.551 | 1.006 | 3.210 | 41.74 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.546 | 0.546 | 95.628 | 1.83 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.530 | 0.530 | 0.954 | 37.75 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.521 | 0.521 | 46.493 | 21.10 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.477 | 7.876 | 60.859 | 4.19 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.400 | 0.400 | 3.517 | 25.02 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.351 | 0.351 | 83.567 | 19.96 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.310 | 0.310 | 0.310 | 3.23 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.300 | 0.300 | 56.156 | 9.99 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.284 | 0.284 | 26.490 | 10.57 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.277 | 0.277 | 73.269 | 7.22 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.269 | 0.269 | 22.678 | 40.92 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.262 | 0.262 | 1.214 | 145.01 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.241 | 0.516 | 6.531 | 29.09 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.240 | 0.240 | 0.240 | 37.47 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.234 | 9.321 | 98.470 | 153.63 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.212 | 2.128 | 2.128 | 89.76 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.211 | 0.211 | 23.679 | 4.73 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.208 | 0.832 | 76.091 | 14.43 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.187 | 0.187 | 23.507 | 5.36 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.182 | 0.182 | 30.146 | 10.98 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.153 | 0.153 | 76.711 | 52.30 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.127 | 2.848 | 34.961 | 39.33 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.112 | 0.698 | 73.618 | 35.82 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 9.52 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 33.75 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.014 | 0.042 | 90.342 | 71.96 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.17 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 11.16 |
 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 | 76.000 | 0.50 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.14 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 2.778 | 5.556 | 0.36 |
 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 | 24.476 | 1.43 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 18.367 | 46.939 | 0.49 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 35.521 | 2.59 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.51 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 81.967 | 0.61 |
 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 | 22.353 | 0.85 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.050 | 100.000 | 19.81 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 86.471 | 13.60 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 57.377 | 0.61 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 33.333 | 0.66 |
 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 | 53.04 |
 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 | 94.206 | 21.23 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.031 | 32.60 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.26 |
02In 2023
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
- Palestine40.000
- Namibia26.984
- Kiribati25.000
- Lebanon22.293
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 2.066. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Wind and solar (% of generation)
Highest
Denmark68.014Lowest26 share it
Middle country: 3.900
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 28.000
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China9,402.74Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 8.20
032022 → 2023
Since 2022
What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −1countries joined / left
- 119values changed, of 173 in both
- 75 · 44rose · fell
- 54unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Namibia37.879 → 26.984−10.895
- Yemen16.832 → 10.156−6.676
- Lebanon28.833 → 22.293−6.540
- American Samoa5.556 → 0.000−5.556
- Luxembourg23.140 → 20.567−2.573
− LesothoChanges 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.
142 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 31 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 173 countries has every column.
05The files
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Ember (2023). Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/solar-electricity/2023
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07Questions
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2023?
Cook Islands, at 50.000, of the 173 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 describe?
2023.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 cover?
173.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2023?
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, 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.