Data for 2024
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024
Figures for 2024, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 covers 165 countries on 4 measures. Cook Islands is highest, at 50.000; 18 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 3.049. Against 2023, 132 values changed (119 up, 13 down), 8 left.
Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2024
HighestCook Islands
50.000Lowest18 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, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 165 countries · select a heading to sort
| Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 50.000 | 50.000 | 50.000 | 0.04 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 39.394 | 39.394 | 39.394 | 0.99 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 35.366 | 36.585 | 97.561 | 1.64 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 29.963 | 30.150 | 43.820 | 5.34 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 25.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 | 0.04 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 24.227 | 25.973 | 31.425 | 37.97 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 23.841 | 54.305 | 90.728 | 1.51 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 22.783 | 34.552 | 70.041 | 88.62 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 20.750 | 42.885 | 57.333 | 280.92 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 0.05 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 19.726 | 41.714 | 49.230 | 57.08 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 19.218 | 22.784 | 23.823 | 5.78 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 19.147 | 21.292 | 90.835 | 6.53 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 18.922 | 65.131 | 84.323 | 7.40 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 18.750 | 18.750 | 43.750 | 0.16 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 18.605 | 20.930 | 20.930 | 0.43 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 18.310 | 18.310 | 29.577 | 0.71 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 17.835 | 45.212 | 50.745 | 122.34 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 17.128 | 33.729 | 55.659 | 6.25 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 16.603 | 23.997 | 24.081 | 23.67 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 15.766 | 15.766 | 100.000 | 15.92 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 15.385 | 30.769 | 30.769 | 0.52 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 15.068 | 15.068 | 15.525 | 2.19 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 14.993 | 45.357 | 85.197 | 47.29 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 14.344 | 18.093 | 29.876 | 38.28 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 14.286 | 15.873 | 15.873 | 0.63 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 14.286 | 14.286 | 14.286 | 0.07 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 14.105 | 16.799 | 39.461 | 6.31 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 13.451 | 21.757 | 50.173 | 267.56 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 13.132 | 15.231 | 41.130 | 151.01 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 13.085 | 13.657 | 13.806 | 80.40 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 11.266 | 29.730 | 35.205 | 75.98 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 11.238 | 11.238 | 11.238 | 5.25 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 11.111 | 11.111 | 86.869 | 0.99 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 11.111 | 11.111 | 11.111 | 0.45 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 10.739 | 69.118 | 89.233 | 35.20 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 10.372 | 22.028 | 86.226 | 78.48 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 10.262 | 25.290 | 31.136 | 172.09 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 9.745 | 9.745 | 31.894 | 9.03 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 9.524 | 9.524 | 95.238 | 0.21 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 9.455 | 15.465 | 55.449 | 12.48 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 9.091 | 9.091 | 9.091 | 0.11 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 9.009 | 9.009 | 9.009 | 1.11 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 8.912 | 14.286 | 19.790 | 7.63 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 8.602 | 8.602 | 8.602 | 1.86 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 8.516 | 13.105 | 73.503 | 6.34 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 8.369 | 18.315 | 33.158 | 10,025.01 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 8.333 | 8.333 | 34.722 | 0.72 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 8.333 | 9.615 | 26.923 | 3.12 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 8.108 | 8.108 | 8.108 | 0.37 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 7.729 | 12.560 | 22.705 | 2.07 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 7.600 | 7.671 | 41.121 | 16.71 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 7.523 | 18.228 | 45.614 | 341.23 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 7.372 | 14.520 | 67.982 | 13.43 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 7.059 | 7.059 | 7.059 | 0.85 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 6.918 | 17.209 | 24.063 | 4,391.02 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.912 | 6.912 | 35.659 | 15.48 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 6.509 | 6.509 | 17.160 | 1.69 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 6.487 | 18.688 | 46.513 | 52.72 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 6.450 | 11.860 | 18.851 | 24.03 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 5.556 | 5.556 | 5.556 | 0.18 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 5.366 | 22.851 | 73.435 | 15.28 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.985 | 5.279 | 17.889 | 3.41 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 4.977 | 21.342 | 91.478 | 13.26 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4.929 | 5.874 | 16.914 | 72.83 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 4.918 | 4.918 | 96.721 | 0.61 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 4.800 | 5.700 | 6.000 | 20.00 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 4.684 | 4.888 | 4.888 | 49.10 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 4.439 | 12.934 | 27.526 | 564.49 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 4.348 | 8.696 | 8.696 | 0.23 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 4.225 | 4.225 | 4.225 | 0.71 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 4.188 | 42.782 | 98.878 | 13.37 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 4.115 | 4.115 | 42.387 | 2.43 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 4.077 | 4.077 | 100.000 | 8.34 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.960 | 3.960 | 3.960 | 1.01 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 3.848 | 4.016 | 61.342 | 89.14 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 3.793 | 3.793 | 4.023 | 56.68 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 3.704 | 3.704 | 3.704 | 0.27 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 3.558 | 5.890 | 15.951 | 81.50 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.540 | 3.540 | 49.558 | 1.13 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3.508 | 40.817 | 46.513 | 31.07 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 3.158 | 3.158 | 3.158 | 0.95 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 3.049 | 8.943 | 12.602 | 4.92 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 3.000 | 17.000 | 17.000 | 1.00 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.956 | 6.504 | 33.999 | 13.53 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.926 | 2.926 | 97.074 | 5.81 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.852 | 2.852 | 19.463 | 5.96 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 2.822 | 2.822 | 73.701 | 15.59 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.620 | 4.352 | 4.399 | 21.37 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 2.500 | 2.500 | 2.500 | 0.40 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.418 | 25.859 | 69.335 | 172.02 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 2.381 | 8.163 | 8.844 | 8.82 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.337 | 2.337 | 24.051 | 29.52 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 2.145 | 2.145 | 4.931 | 59.58 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 2.128 | 2.128 | 87.234 | 0.47 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.786 | 1.786 | 1.786 | 0.56 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.773 | 4.117 | 68.334 | 15.79 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 1.754 | 1.754 | 54.386 | 0.57 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1.700 | 9.348 | 59.490 | 3.53 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.675 | 2.883 | 20.472 | 124.17 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 1.647 | 5.107 | 10.708 | 6.07 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 1.602 | 5.127 | 60.111 | 59.29 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.449 | 1.449 | 2.899 | 1.38 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 1.235 | 1.595 | 4.014 | 19.43 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.199 | 1.199 | 1.887 | 101.74 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.141 | 25.813 | 55.777 | 82.40 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1.083 | 1.083 | 79.689 | 14.77 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1.078 | 1.168 | 100.000 | 11.13 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 1.027 | 1.048 | 1.069 | 96.36 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.889 | 0.889 | 0.889 | 2.25 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.870 | 0.870 | 63.478 | 1.15 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.862 | 0.862 | 87.475 | 19.72 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.841 | 10.634 | 85.980 | 44.01 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.818 | 12.091 | 99.909 | 11.00 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.744 | 0.744 | 75.186 | 4.03 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.700 | 0.700 | 36.218 | 24.27 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.664 | 13.053 | 62.389 | 4.52 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.627 | 0.627 | 63.358 | 27.10 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.614 | 0.614 | 1.042 | 37.44 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.575 | 0.575 | 52.874 | 1.74 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.567 | 1.004 | 3.077 | 45.82 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.553 | 0.553 | 47.858 | 21.71 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.551 | 0.551 | 73.140 | 7.26 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.546 | 0.546 | 95.628 | 1.83 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.452 | 0.452 | 32.919 | 8.84 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.433 | 3.815 | 32.062 | 36.96 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.404 | 0.404 | 83.426 | 19.79 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.402 | 0.402 | 3.537 | 24.88 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.390 | 0.390 | 57.115 | 10.26 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.346 | 0.346 | 25.000 | 37.56 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.337 | 9.627 | 98.606 | 157.11 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.292 | 0.292 | 0.292 | 3.43 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.287 | 0.611 | 11.746 | 27.84 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.287 | 0.287 | 1.623 | 149.73 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 37.95 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.227 | 2.238 | 2.238 | 92.49 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.215 | 0.861 | 79.828 | 13.93 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.211 | 0.211 | 23.679 | 4.73 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.185 | 0.185 | 28.916 | 10.79 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.183 | 0.183 | 20.879 | 5.46 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.180 | 5.56 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.172 | 0.172 | 76.716 | 52.31 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.122 | 0.827 | 72.443 | 32.66 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 9.55 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.052 | 0.105 | 100.000 | 19.05 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 34.59 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.012 | 0.037 | 91.139 | 80.13 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 11.00 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 75.510 | 0.49 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 2.703 | 5.405 | 0.37 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 35.000 | 35.000 | 0.20 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.846 | 1.49 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 35.385 | 2.60 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.51 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 83.333 | 0.60 |
 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 | 18.605 | 0.86 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 88.776 | 15.77 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.769 | 0.78 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.01 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 100.000 | 42.41 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.333 | 0.15 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 94.595 | 22.20 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.030 | 33.01 |
02In 2024
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
- Palestine39.394
- Namibia35.366
- Lebanon29.963
- Kiribati25.000
Lowest
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.000
- Turkmenistanshared0.000
- Tajikistanshared0.000
- Chadshared0.000
- Paraguayshared0.000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.049. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Wind and solar (% of generation)
Highest
Denmark69.118Lowest16 share it
Middle country: 5.279
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest6 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 32.062
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China10,025.01Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 9.03
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −8countries joined / left
- 132values changed, of 165 in both
- 119 · 13rose · fell
- 33unchanged
Rose most
- Nauru0.000 → 20.000+20.000
- North Macedonia5.362 → 14.105+8.743
- Namibia26.984 → 35.366+8.382
- Lebanon22.293 → 29.963+7.670
- Lithuania13.019 → 18.922+5.903
Fell most
- El Salvador20.067 → 19.147−0.920
- Palestine40.000 → 39.394−0.606
- Rwanda3.636 → 3.540−0.096
- Belize2.222 → 2.128−0.094
- Denmark10.800 → 10.739−0.061
− Central African Republic
− Comoros
− Dominica
− Faroe Islands
− São Tomé and Príncipe
− British Virgin Islands
− United States Virgin Islands
− VanuatuChanges 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.
144 distinct values among 165
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 18 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 165 countries has every column.
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Ember (2024). Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/solar-electricity/2024
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07Questions
Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024: questions and answers
Which country has the highest solar electricity in Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024?
Cook Islands, at 50.000, of the 165 countries in the file.
What year does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 describe?
2024.
How many countries does Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 cover?
165.
Where can I download Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024?
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, 2024 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-10-03, when it was read from the publisher.