Data for 2013
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013
Figures for 2013, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 covers 174 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 33.632; 95 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2012, 76 values changed (60 up, 16 down), the same countries are covered.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2013
HighestDenmark
33.632Lowest95 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, 2013, 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 | 33.632 | 46.11 | 34.61 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 24.806 | 58.53 | 50.35 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 24.423 | 39.58 | 281.46 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 21.951 | 21.95 | 0.41 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 18.033 | 22.29 | 25.62 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 15.957 | 15.96 | 0.94 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 15.513 | 36.52 | 4.19 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 14.286 | 14.29 | 0.07 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 13.819 | 25.48 | 56.37 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 13.429 | 52.28 | 4.17 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 12.758 | 39.16 | 286.02 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 8.489 | 34.63 | 58.19 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 8.152 | 19.57 | 1.84 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 7.700 | 14.30 | 81.95 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 6.897 | 37.93 | 0.29 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 6.527 | 7.69 | 4.29 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 6.456 | 54.04 | 153.03 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 6.416 | 16.06 | 43.02 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 6.006 | 12.03 | 100.56 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 5.856 | 78.23 | 64.55 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 5.005 | 88.22 | 10.19 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 4.707 | 74.19 | 42.70 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 4.545 | 4.55 | 0.22 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 4.361 | 12.83 | 4,055.61 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 4.082 | 21.43 | 0.98 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3.991 | 9.26 | 13.28 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3.802 | 66.57 | 13.94 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 3.776 | 44.09 | 8.21 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.698 | 17.24 | 576.75 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3.663 | 10.42 | 163.78 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 3.148 | 28.82 | 240.15 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 2.941 | 25.00 | 0.68 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.922 | 10.83 | 85.91 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.797 | 9.32 | 4.29 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 2.705 | 20.00 | 5,420.96 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.703 | 80.18 | 1.11 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2.445 | 9.18 | 30.27 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 2.273 | 2.27 | 0.44 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.105 | 22.32 | 28.50 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.040 | 2.37 | 18.14 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 1.992 | 20.32 | 2.51 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1.935 | 56.94 | 6.20 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1.481 | 95.56 | 1.35 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.412 | 97.96 | 133.14 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.411 | 13.04 | 17.72 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.392 | 32.34 | 15.80 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.364 | 54.09 | 2.20 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.333 | 16.00 | 0.75 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1.327 | 1.77 | 2.26 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.201 | 84.13 | 11.66 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1.195 | 2.39 | 5.02 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.095 | 35.97 | 71.26 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.978 | 1.35 | 21.48 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.977 | 100.00 | 3.07 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.815 | 0.93 | 61.32 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.769 | 35.70 | 72.84 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.675 | 4.88 | 19.25 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.606 | 50.30 | 1.65 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.571 | 99.71 | 3.50 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.515 | 32.19 | 104.88 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.495 | 78.34 | 8.08 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.488 | 93.66 | 2.05 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.460 | 53.94 | 43.51 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.259 | 47.63 | 23.16 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.244 | 2.01 | 53.34 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.167 | 30.05 | 5.99 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.164 | 26.11 | 6.09 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.123 | 58.04 | 8.15 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.097 | 80.97 | 10.35 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.095 | 69.22 | 73.51 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.093 | 26.41 | 75.23 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.085 | 8.17 | 58.90 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.080 | 72.55 | 12.46 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.069 | 18.56 | 28.93 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.067 | 61.89 | 135.13 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.046 | 62.68 | 21.97 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.032 | 0.95 | 31.51 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.026 | 0.03 | 37.93 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.016 | 0.02 | 60.99 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 100.00 | 6.96 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.55 | 59.89 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 28.71 | 7.49 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 6.71 | 23.25 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.88 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 25.91 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.01 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 94.60 | 0.37 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 100.00 | 7.53 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.000 | 33.80 | 7.81 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.92 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 4.40 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 88.24 | 0.17 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 57.87 | 1.78 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 69.40 | 6.34 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.62 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.14 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 3.57 | 0.28 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 21.76 | 7.63 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.43 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 26.67 | 0.15 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 99.88 | 8.16 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.000 | 60.76 | 6.32 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 29.41 | 0.85 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 93.33 | 0.60 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 63.64 | 0.88 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 44.98 | 2.09 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.000 | 82.06 | 9.98 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 62.90 | 12.99 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 80.44 | 0.46 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 1.74 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.000 | 67.59 | 10.12 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 73.85 | 0.65 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 4.08 | 0.98 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 13.33 | 1.05 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.10 | 39.01 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 100.00 | 17.99 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.35 | 17.26 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.000 | 93.39 | 13.92 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 100.00 | 15.36 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 6.70 | 18.80 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 100.00 | 0.51 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 58.54 | 0.41 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 20.28 | 2.86 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.000 | 6.87 | 4.51 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 63.45 | 3.94 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.000 | 98.59 | 14.87 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 26.24 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.53 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 57.88 | 8.95 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.000 | 35.16 | 4.01 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 100.00 | 60.51 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.23 | 34.75 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 57.23 | 1.73 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 40.54 | 0.37 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 14.29 | 0.14 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 25.00 | 0.12 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 14.29 | 0.07 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 9.71 | 3.81 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 26.05 | 39.23 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 62.50 | 0.16 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 3.52 | 47.97 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.47 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.000 | 47.16 | 1.76 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 12.04 | 25.17 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 99.77 | 17.11 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 12.50 | 0.32 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 18.87 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.82 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.000 | 10.44 | 54.61 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 99.85 | 13.30 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 53.77 | 9.54 |
02In 2013
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Denmark33.632
- Portugal24.806
- Spain24.423
- Cabo Verde21.951
- Ireland18.033
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.000
- Zambiashared0.000
- Yemenshared0.000
- Samoashared0.000
- United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
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)
Highest8 share it
Lowest36 share it
Middle country: 21.59
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China5,420.96Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.26
032012 → 2013
Since 2012
What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 76values changed, of 174 in both
- 60 · 16rose · fell
- 98unchanged
Rose most
- Vanuatu0.000 → 14.286+14.286
- Nicaragua8.189 → 13.429+5.240
- Greece9.247 → 13.819+4.572
- Mauritania0.000 → 4.082+4.082
- Romania4.527 → 8.489+3.962
Fell most
- Fiji1.163 → 0.000−1.163
- Afghanistan3.409 → 2.703−0.706
- New Caledonia2.620 → 1.992−0.628
- Honduras4.337 → 3.776−0.561
- Costa Rica5.341 → 5.005−0.336
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.
80 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 95 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, 2013: questions and answers
Which country has the highest wind and solar electricity in Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013?
Denmark, at 33.632, of the 174 countries in the file.
What year does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 describe?
2013.
How many countries does Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 cover?
174.
Where can I download Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013?
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Is Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.