Data for 2019

Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019

Figures for 2019, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019 covers 203 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 58.257; 35 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 2.339. Against 2018, 162 values changed (126 up, 36 down), the same countries are covered.

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Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2019

HighestDenmark

58.257

Lowest35 countries share it

0.000

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

203countries
3measures per country
2019the year it describes
164distinct values3 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019: every country, as published by Ember.

DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	58.257	78.550	29.37
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	47.605	73.952	3.34
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	38.318	74.766	1.07
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	33.074	38.711	30.87
UruguayURYSouth America	32.172	98.258	16.07
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	29.089	53.120	51.60
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	28.514	40.189	600.09
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	27.536	96.377	1.38
SpainESPSouthern Europe	26.153	37.332	270.52
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	25.000	25.000	0.04
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	25.000	25.000	0.04
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	24.400	33.577	47.95
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	23.308	36.596	327.19
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	22.222	33.333	0.09
HondurasHNDCentral America	18.199	52.908	10.66
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	18.182	18.182	0.44
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	17.197	29.936	1.57
ArubaABWCaribbean	17.172	17.172	0.99
NicaraguaNICCentral America	16.594	56.987	4.58
Costa RicaCRICentral America	16.375	99.124	11.42
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	15.602	19.787	40.38
ItalyITASouthern Europe	15.135	39.943	289.99
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	15.104	20.984	92.69
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	14.815	14.815	0.81
YemenYEMWestern Asia	14.634	14.634	3.28
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	14.551	41.916	58.76
JordanJORWestern Asia	14.321	14.418	20.53
TongaTONPolynesia	14.286	14.286	0.07
KenyaKENEastern Africa	14.273	88.668	11.56
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	14.205	20.782	265.90
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	14.086	18.992	120.05
ChileCHLSouth America	13.325	46.213	83.98
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	13.158	39.474	0.38
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	12.944	77.295	70.69
EritreaERIEastern Africa	12.500	12.500	0.40
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	12.253	66.008	12.65
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	12.190	58.746	168.42
SamoaWSMPolynesia	11.765	41.176	0.17
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	10.394	43.797	300.18
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	9.987	28.121	7.61
BrazilBRASouth America	9.891	81.386	633.33
PolandPOLEastern Europe	9.692	15.599	163.22
United StatesUSANorthern America	9.686	18.295	4,158.38
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	9.662	10.145	2.07
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.400	71.475	6.17
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	8.993	46.466	68.61
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	8.932	10.097	5.15
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	8.746	56.268	3.43
PanamaPANCentral America	8.677	52.749	11.64
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	8.646	9.942	6.94
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	8.423	26.492	7,471.53
FranceFRAWestern Europe	8.265	19.964	565.52
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7.759	12.716	4.64
MexicoMEXCentral America	7.746	16.687	344.57
JapanJPNEastern Asia	7.150	16.843	1,047.40
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	7.018	7.018	0.57
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	6.505	13.711	34.28
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	6.294	17.617	1,600.98
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.267	17.132	43.72
SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.014	13.402	5.82
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	5.797	28.986	0.69
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	5.683	99.935	15.31
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	5.625	16.250	1.60
CanadaCANNorthern America	5.586	65.382	655.70
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	5.451	12.547	21.28
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	5.405	13.814	3.33
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5.405	5.405	0.37
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	5.394	82.423	43.75
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	5.000	95.000	0.20
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	4.754	5.216	253.07
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	4.729	14.862	186.51
IsraelISRWestern Asia	4.676	4.827	72.71
GuamGUMMicronesia	4.571	4.571	1.75
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	4.409	63.858	12.70
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	4.348	4.348	0.23
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	4.334	21.672	3.23
PeruPERSouth America	4.273	60.542	56.87
ArgentinaARGSouth America	4.157	24.927	139.53
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	4.139	33.773	16.67
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	4.132	97.938	133.83
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	4.110	87.671	1.46
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	4.068	30.214	134.97
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	3.774	3.774	1.06
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	3.704	3.704	0.81
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.529	50.588	0.85
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3.523	11.736	85.72
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	3.446	3.812	19.15
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	3.302	59.870	70.57
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3.226	9.767	200.57
UkraineUKREastern Europe	3.211	7.701	154.14
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.985	2.985	0.67
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.875	5.625	586.80
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	2.857	5.714	0.35
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2.838	96.943	4.58
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2.816	3.134	22.02
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2.778	2.778	0.36
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	2.778	2.778	0.72
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2.644	2.644	138.45
BoliviaBOLSouth America	2.507	36.162	10.37
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.469	28.513	36.86
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	2.381	2.381	0.42
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2.339	30.398	236.89
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2.329	49.534	6.44
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2.160	20.787	106.03
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	2.156	4.902	274.18
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	2.127	23.573	28.21
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2.044	22.828	5.87
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1.951	31.718	15.89
BelizeBLZCentral America	1.923	86.538	0.52
BeninBENWestern Africa	1.852	1.852	0.54
GuyanaGUYSouth America	1.739	3.478	1.15
TogoTGOWestern Africa	1.639	21.311	0.61
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1.619	38.462	2.47
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.607	36.682	17.42
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	1.575	4.882	6.35
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	1.515	1.515	0.66
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.463	100.000	6.15
CubaCUBCaribbean	1.111	4.300	20.70
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1.038	48.558	8.67
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1.033	10.415	106.48
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.976	63.902	2.05
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.890	2.570	40.46
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.882	1.066	81.61
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.877	57.895	1.14
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.817	16.130	178.49
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.811	84.652	14.79
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.801	32.176	7.49
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.787	38.320	3.81
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.759	76.054	11.86
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.703	6.503	5.69
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.602	5.188	21.59
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.556	96.111	1.80
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.539	6.898	25.95
SurinameSURSouth America	0.490	47.549	2.04
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.466	56.263	19.32
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.446	1.398	85.11
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.401	77.781	32.45
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.398	0.398	2.51
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.386	11.010	318.88
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.386	33.205	7.77
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.385	100.000	5.20
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.351	2.789	54.14
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.335	46.399	23.88
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.289	42.312	17.30
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.242	61.473	8.28
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.241	69.485	78.78
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.236	51.651	8.48
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.176	16.564	381.95
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.158	79.358	18.99
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.154	0.154	38.89
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.137	23.341	36.46
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.133	0.133	75.04
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.128	63.476	31.24
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.126	73.198	15.82
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.123	63.748	16.22
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.116	17.548	1,118.16
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.109	0.109	9.20
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.094	33.114	10.66
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.085	99.915	11.79
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.082	58.379	85.15
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.060	0.060	33.11
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.058	0.058	378.55
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.054	0.433	36.94
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.052	100.000	19.36
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.052	4.357	115.21
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.029	0.029	34.63
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.020	0.260	50.00
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.016	10.179	63.56
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.000	0.000	0.16
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000	0.000	2.01
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.000	100.000	8.65
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.16
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	4.93
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.000	69.231	0.39
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.000	100.000	0.15
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.11
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.09
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.000	14.286	0.14
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.000	32.143	1.40
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.000	91.837	0.49
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.000	46.479	2.84
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.46
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.000	83.673	0.49
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.24
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.08
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.000	16.038	1.06
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.000	91.583	14.97
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.000	100.000	0.39
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.000	30.952	0.42
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.000	26.190	0.84
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.04
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.000	26.402	4.28
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.000	100.000	49.59
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.000	27.763	3.89
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.000	13.333	0.15
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000	9.091	0.11
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000	0.000	0.10
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.55
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.000	3.495	22.32
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.000	91.460	20.96
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	22.50
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.26

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

Denmark58.257
Lithuania47.605
Luxembourg38.318
Ireland33.074
Uruguay32.172

Lowest

British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.000
Turkmenistanshared0.000
Tajikistanshared0.000
Turks and Caicos Islandsshared0.000

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2.339. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 23.341
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina7,471.53
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 11.56

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
162values changed, of 203 in both
126 · 36rose · fell
41unchanged

Rose most

Kiribati0.000 → 25.000+25.000
Kenya4.159 → 14.273+10.114
Namibia17.730 → 27.536+9.806
Vanuatu12.500 → 22.222+9.722
Denmark49.156 → 58.257+9.101

Fell most

Cook Islands40.000 → 25.000−15.000
Faroe Islands17.143 → 13.158−3.985
Uruguay35.181 → 32.172−3.009
Cabo Verde20.930 → 18.182−2.748
Honduras19.876 → 18.199−1.677

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.

The site’s method

164 distinct values among 203
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 35 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 203 countries has every column.

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Ember (2019). Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/wind-solar-electricity/2019

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