Data for 2006
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2006
Figures for 2006, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2006 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 13.424; 134 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2005, 37 values changed (30 up, 7 down), the same countries are covered.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2006
HighestDenmark
13.424Lowest134 countries share it
0.000Shaded 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, 2006, 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
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 13.424 | 20.224 | 45.44 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 7.923 | 17.643 | 295.59 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 6.089 | 9.225 | 27.10 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 6.054 | 32.479 | 48.40 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 4.000 | 4.000 | 0.25 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 4.000 | 44.000 | 0.25 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 3.132 | 93.852 | 8.62 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 2.861 | 12.910 | 59.41 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 2.851 | 8.265 | 97.52 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.845 | 65.359 | 62.21 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 2.260 | 7.062 | 3.54 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 1.604 | 16.578 | 1.87 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.441 | 64.777 | 43.04 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1.022 | 57.055 | 4.89 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.985 | 16.570 | 305.61 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.822 | 1.336 | 9.73 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.684 | 49.595 | 143.28 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.670 | 9.418 | 4,046.94 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.667 | 3.733 | 7.50 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.625 | 76.250 | 1.60 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.528 | 99.324 | 121.22 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.444 | 3.552 | 83.34 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.386 | 10.737 | 567.30 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.306 | 0.995 | 13.07 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.194 | 27.294 | 82.29 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.162 | 2.670 | 160.70 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.155 | 51.510 | 12.91 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.133 | 15.589 | 2,865.73 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.131 | 80.446 | 53.34 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.112 | 4.156 | 35.85 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.088 | 36.034 | 56.78 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.083 | 3.563 | 12.07 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.074 | 25.260 | 176.25 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.060 | 4.208 | 83.66 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.044 | 9.309 | 45.44 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.033 | 4.609 | 30.16 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.032 | 15.392 | 31.25 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.020 | 0.040 | 50.56 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.018 | 55.015 | 55.04 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 71.111 | 0.90 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 98.214 | 5.04 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.624 | 35.23 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.19 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 85.235 | 2.98 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.26 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 31.699 | 5.71 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.91 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 10.159 | 24.51 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.12 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 21.04 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.02 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.000 | 0.126 | 31.81 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 85.714 | 0.21 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.15 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 4.47 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 43.600 | 5.00 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.99 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.17 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.30 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 14.545 | 0.55 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.09 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 4.630 | 1.08 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 88.735 | 5.06 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.56 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 82.353 | 0.17 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.12 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.05 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 28.369 | 5.64 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.000 | 3.036 | 16.47 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.65 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.31 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 25.000 | 0.12 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.000 | 13.536 | 14.11 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 99.333 | 7.50 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.000 | 50.284 | 14.08 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.000 | 58.596 | 5.70 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 9.091 | 0.11 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.27 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 97.101 | 0.69 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 52.222 | 0.90 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.000 | 37.736 | 0.53 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 57.229 | 1.66 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.22 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 70.415 | 7.47 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 66.389 | 8.39 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 57.143 | 0.35 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.17 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.89 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.000 | 53.494 | 7.87 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 63.014 | 0.73 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 1.515 | 0.66 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 47.368 | 0.57 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.000 | 36.745 | 5.96 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.54 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 100.000 | 9.85 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.000 | 18.031 | 33.83 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.540 | 11.12 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.000 | 62.850 | 7.51 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 47.60 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 84.880 | 14.55 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 3.60 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 6.090 | 11.33 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.52 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.20 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 24.75 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 10.180 | 1.67 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 59.813 | 1.07 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 89.172 | 1.57 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.31 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.000 | 33.758 | 1.57 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.26 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.000 | 8.065 | 0.62 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 22.458 | 2.36 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 6.086 | 6.08 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.53 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 59.322 | 2.95 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 99.863 | 14.59 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 53.883 | 6.18 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 93.789 | 1.61 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.02 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 99.632 | 2.72 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 30.032 | 3.13 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.22 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 27.119 | 23.12 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.000 | 55.984 | 22.31 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 23.538 | 7.01 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.29 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 33.166 | 99.53 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.35 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 60.201 | 5.98 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 33.824 | 3.40 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 100.000 | 53.77 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.000 | 73.282 | 27.36 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.000 | 0.561 | 24.97 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 17.08 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 82.222 | 0.45 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.000 | 29.348 | 62.56 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 48.148 | 0.27 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.19 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.33 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 15.385 | 0.13 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 41.667 | 0.12 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 20.000 | 0.05 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 10.606 | 2.64 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 28.854 | 35.87 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.32 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.05 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 2.406 | 39.49 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 24.487 | 15.11 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.07 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.30 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 32.258 | 4.65 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 54.777 | 1.57 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 10.592 | 37.48 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 98.641 | 16.93 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 42.735 | 3.51 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 40.909 | 0.22 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.05 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.418 | 7.17 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.65 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.16 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.97 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 64.632 | 5.57 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 9.428 | 49.32 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.05 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.000 | 73.900 | 110.42 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.39 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 99.897 | 9.68 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 67.794 | 7.98 |
02In 2006
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Denmark13.424
- Spain7.923
- Ireland6.089
- Portugal6.054
- Cabo Verdeshared4.000
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)
Highest6 share it
Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 15.392
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
United States4,046.94Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 5.00
032005 → 2006
Since 2005
What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 37values changed, of 173 in both
- 30 · 7rose · fell
- 136unchanged
Rose most
- Portugal3.847 → 6.054+2.207
- Ireland4.414 → 6.089+1.675
- Austria2.097 → 2.845+0.748
- Netherlands2.141 → 2.851+0.710
- Greece2.162 → 2.861+0.699
Fell most
- Denmark18.320 → 13.424−4.896
- Cabo Verde4.167 → 4.000−0.167
- Finland0.241 → 0.194−0.047
- Tunisia0.316 → 0.306−0.010
- Jamaica0.669 → 0.667−0.002
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.
39 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 134 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 173 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2006: questions and answers
Which country has the highest wind and solar electricity in Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2006?
Denmark, at 13.424, of the 173 countries in the file.
What year does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2006 describe?
2006.
How many countries does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2006 cover?
173.
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