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Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008

Figures for 2008, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 18.997; 131 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2007, 42 values changed (30 up, 12 down), the same countries are covered.

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Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2008

HighestDenmark

18.997

Lowest131 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, 2008, 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

Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008: every country, as published by Ember.
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe18.99727.68636.48
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe12.79232.28945.34
SpainESPSouthern Europe11.46920.062309.79
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe8.18612.16229.93
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe4.0498.973106.21
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe3.70437.0370.27
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe3.6199.24762.18
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa3.4483.4480.29
AustriaAUTWestern Europe3.16969.16764.38
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2.94110.2942.72
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.42064.23143.39
FijiFJIMelanesia2.38167.8570.84
Costa RicaCRICentral America2.12892.7669.40
ItalyITASouthern Europe1.62118.667311.57
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia1.61325.8061.86
United StatesUSANorthern America1.3699.1814,107.53
SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.33454.310149.90
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe1.2291.89010.58
JamaicaJAMCaribbean1.1826.1474.23
LatviaLVANorthern Europe1.13960.9115.27
FranceFRAWestern Europe1.01112.757566.98
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe0.9754.50113.33
UgandaUGAEastern Africa0.85874.2492.33
BelgiumBELWestern Europe0.8195.32183.06
NorwayNORNorthern Europe0.64599.405141.19

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Denmark18.997
  2. Portugal12.792
  3. Spain11.469
  4. Ireland8.186
  5. Netherlands4.049

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

    Lowest44 share it

    Middle country: 15.923

  • Total generation (TWh)

    HighestUnited States4,107.53

    LowestMontserrat0.01

    Middle country: 5.64

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 42values changed, of 173 in both
  • 30 · 12rose · fell
  • 131unchanged

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

  • 43 distinct values among 173

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 131 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 173 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 (2008). Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/wind-solar-electricity/2008

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07Questions

Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest wind and solar electricity in Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008?

Denmark, at 18.997, of the 173 countries in the file.

What year does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008 cover?

173.

Where can I download Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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