Data for 2012
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012
Figures for 2012, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012 covers 174 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 33.922; 104 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2011, 70 values changed (57 up, 13 down), 1 country joined.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2012
HighestDenmark
33.922Lowest104 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, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 174 countries · select a heading to sort
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 33.922 | 48.54 | 30.57 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 23.438 | 42.63 | 45.44 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 20.902 | 29.59 | 293.95 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 18.421 | 18.42 | 0.38 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 15.217 | 15.22 | 0.92 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 15.022 | 19.59 | 27.16 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 12.000 | 26.22 | 4.50 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 10.930 | 31.24 | 295.25 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 9.247 | 16.91 | 59.91 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 8.189 | 42.68 | 4.03 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 6.024 | 12.89 | 81.51 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 5.341 | 91.79 | 10.11 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 5.055 | 12.19 | 102.27 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 4.709 | 71.73 | 43.75 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 4.545 | 4.55 | 0.22 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 4.527 | 25.50 | 58.54 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 4.449 | 5.51 | 4.72 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4.348 | 11.23 | 2.76 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 4.337 | 46.43 | 7.84 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.320 | 59.07 | 166.44 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 4.305 | 11.30 | 46.46 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4.079 | 74.77 | 68.65 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3.595 | 12.29 | 11.96 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 3.592 | 12.18 | 4,040.67 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.455 | 15.02 | 567.59 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 3.448 | 37.93 | 0.29 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3.409 | 84.09 | 0.88 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3.122 | 49.76 | 10.57 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.968 | 9.32 | 86.58 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.942 | 10.45 | 161.48 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 2.620 | 20.09 | 2.29 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.552 | 10.21 | 4.31 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.447 | 27.23 | 239.49 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2.253 | 7.63 | 34.62 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 2.142 | 19.94 | 4,978.24 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1.783 | 66.61 | 6.17 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.562 | 17.19 | 0.64 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1.519 | 19.33 | 28.30 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 1.389 | 29.17 | 0.72 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.299 | 57.14 | 2.31 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 1.163 | 66.28 | 0.86 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.121 | 1.74 | 17.84 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.053 | 98.23 | 146.18 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.038 | 64.62 | 10.60 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.034 | 90.00 | 2.90 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.029 | 27.85 | 15.55 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.870 | 1.30 | 2.30 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.710 | 40.56 | 70.41 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.603 | 0.78 | 63.01 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.599 | 97.01 | 1.67 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.592 | 12.13 | 16.90 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.589 | 36.28 | 69.57 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.488 | 93.66 | 2.05 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.283 | 99.43 | 3.53 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.245 | 77.48 | 8.17 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.208 | 1.25 | 4.81 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.185 | 1.87 | 48.62 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.176 | 32.45 | 5.67 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.163 | 3.74 | 18.43 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.150 | 55.26 | 39.96 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.135 | 0.54 | 22.30 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.130 | 70.98 | 7.72 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.110 | 28.45 | 72.89 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.105 | 70.32 | 9.50 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.095 | 77.89 | 63.06 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.082 | 31.71 | 98.10 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.070 | 19.80 | 28.74 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.039 | 63.95 | 128.31 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.032 | 0.68 | 30.81 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.029 | 0.03 | 34.29 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 100.00 | 4.72 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 1.08 | 57.40 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 29.41 | 7.82 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 7.84 | 22.97 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.90 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 24.77 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.13 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 92.11 | 0.38 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 100.00 | 6.74 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 32.52 | 7.41 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 3.93 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.15 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 37.06 | 1.43 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 78.64 | 5.43 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 83.33 | 0.18 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 4.17 | 0.24 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 26.29 | 7.00 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 20.00 | 0.15 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 99.87 | 7.52 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.000 | 53.41 | 22.73 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.000 | 60.64 | 6.30 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 14.82 | 0.54 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.32 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 92.31 | 0.52 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 42.13 | 2.16 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 74.32 | 9.62 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 65.93 | 12.15 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 75.56 | 0.45 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.78 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.000 | 66.67 | 9.36 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 67.12 | 0.73 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 4.17 | 0.96 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 20.00 | 1.10 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.10 | 38.53 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 100.00 | 17.29 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.000 | 9.54 | 46.02 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.42 | 16.59 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 61.12 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 93.41 | 15.03 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 100.00 | 12.93 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 6.08 | 16.46 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.49 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 41.07 | 0.56 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 49.36 | 1.56 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.000 | 14.58 | 0.96 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 20.43 | 2.79 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 4.65 | 5.81 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 51.93 | 2.85 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 99.27 | 14.97 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 71.33 | 11.16 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.000 | 62.55 | 21.36 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 16.61 | 6.26 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 25.02 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 62.95 | 8.61 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 36.73 | 3.73 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 100.00 | 60.23 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.03 | 34.80 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 58.72 | 1.72 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 46.15 | 0.39 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 20.00 | 0.15 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 36.36 | 0.11 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 12.50 | 0.08 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 9.39 | 3.62 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 25.70 | 36.19 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 66.67 | 0.18 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 2.71 | 46.94 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 49.10 | 1.67 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 9.27 | 32.27 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 99.59 | 16.97 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 28.13 | 0.32 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 9.12 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 17.75 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.87 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 12.55 | 53.00 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 7.07 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 99.84 | 12.37 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 60.22 | 9.15 |
02In 2012
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Denmark33.922
- Portugal23.438
- Spain20.902
- Cabo Verde18.421
- Aruba15.217
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
Lowest39 share it
Middle country: 19.87
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China4,978.24Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 5.99
032011 → 2012
Since 2011
What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 70values changed, of 173 in both
- 57 · 13rose · fell
- 103unchanged
Rose most
- Cabo Verde8.108 → 18.421+10.313
- Denmark27.855 → 33.922+6.067
- Portugal18.231 → 23.438+5.207
- Saint Kitts and Nevis0.000 → 4.545+4.545
- Italy6.921 → 10.930+4.009
Fell most
- Ireland16.360 → 15.022−1.338
- Burkina Faso1.852 → 1.562−0.290
- Faroe Islands3.704 → 3.448−0.256
- Kenya0.383 → 0.245−0.138
- Namibia0.690 → 0.599−0.091
+ South SudanChanges 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.
71 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 104 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 174 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012: questions and answers
Which country has the highest wind and solar electricity in Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012?
Denmark, at 33.922, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012 describe?
2012.
How many countries does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2012 cover?
174.
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