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Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001

Figures for 2001, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001 covers 171 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 11.481; 145 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2000, 25 values changed (17 up, 8 down), the same countries are covered.

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Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2001

HighestDenmark

11.481

Lowest145 countries share it

0.000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 171 countries · select a heading to sort

Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001: every country, as published by Ember.
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe11.48115.58337.54
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa5.8825.8820.17
SpainESPSouthern Europe2.90921.152233.07
Costa RicaCRICentral America2.75498.5516.90
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2.29919.5400.87
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.4475.59652.54
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.3834.22924.59
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe0.9123.59292.14
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia0.58121.5121.72
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe0.56434.17346.06
ItalyITASouthern Europe0.44119.989271.90
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand0.35663.64639.28
SwedenSWENorthern Europe0.29751.559161.60
United StatesUSANorthern America0.1957.5133,727.57
AustriaAUTWestern Europe0.18069.26960.98
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa0.1760.61511.38
FinlandFINNorthern Europe0.09428.93274.45
BelgiumBELWestern Europe0.0511.37478.63
ChinaCHNEastern Asia0.05118.9581,480.80
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia0.04919.912122.24
FranceFRAWestern Europe0.02614.023542.60
NorwayNORNorthern Europe0.02599.522121.32
ChileCHLSouth America0.02454.04142.32
ColombiaCOLSouth America0.02374.15443.14
IsraelISRWestern Asia0.0230.04643.95

02In 2001

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Denmark11.481
  2. Cabo Verde5.882
  3. Spain2.909
  4. Costa Rica2.754
  5. Luxembourg2.299

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0.000
  2. Zambiashared0.000
  3. Yemenshared0.000
  4. Samoashared0.000
  5. Vanuatushared0.000

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Renewables (% of generation)

    Highest7 share it

    Lowest47 share it

    Middle country: 14.023

  • Total generation (TWh)

    HighestUnited States3,727.57

    LowestMontserrat0.01

    Middle country: 3.67

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 25values changed, of 171 in both
  • 17 · 8rose · fell
  • 146unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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.

How values are stored

  • 25 distinct values among 171

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 145 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 171 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

Ember (2001). Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/wind-solar-electricity/2001

0625 held

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07Questions

Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001: questions and answers

Which country has the highest wind and solar electricity in Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001?

Denmark, at 11.481, of the 171 countries in the file.

What year does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001 describe?

2001.

How many countries does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001 cover?

171.

Where can I download Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2001 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.

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