environmental2024

Share of primary energy consumption that comes from low-carbon sources

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data79 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
21.5%
Median: 19.1%
Countries Covered
79
with available data
Highest
Iceland
80.5%
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland80.5%
2Sweden72.2%
3Norway71.8%
4Finland63.2%
5Switzerland56.8%
By Region
Europe34.8%(31 countries)
South America29.7%(6 countries)
Oceania28.6%(2 countries)
North America20.6%(3 countries)
Other9.7%(10 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (80.5%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.5%)

Europe (31)
South America (6)
Oceania (2)
North America (3)
Other (10)
Asia (23)
Africa (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Iceland80.5%
2Sweden72.2%
3Norway71.8%
4Finland63.2%
5Switzerland56.8%
6France53.9%
7Brazil50.6%
8Austria43.3%
9Slovenia43.0%
10New Zealand42.6%
11Denmark41.7%
12Portugal39.7%
13Bulgaria36.7%
14Slovakia36.1%
15Spain34.2%
16Canada32.6%
17Chile32.3%
18Ukraine30.0%
19Latvia29.7%
20Czech Republic28.3%
21Hungary27.8%
22Croatia27.8%
23Romania26.7%
24Peru26.7%
25United Kingdom26.5%
26Colombia26.1%
27Venezuela25.8%
28Ecuador25.4%
29Germany24.0%
30Lithuania23.4%
31Belgium23.4%
32Sri Lanka23.2%
33Ireland22.2%
34Vietnam21.5%
35Greece21.1%
36Italy20.9%
37Türkiye19.8%
38People's Republic of China19.7%
39United States of America19.7%
40Netherlands19.1%
41Pakistan18.8%
42Estonia17.9%
43South Korea17.5%
44Argentina17.4%
45Japan17.0%
46The Republic of North Macedonia16.0%
47Australia14.7%
48Luxembourg14.3%
49Belarus13.2%
50Poland13.0%
51Philippines12.8%
52Russian Federation11.8%
53Indonesia11.0%
54Cyprus10.8%
55India10.3%
56Israel9.8%
57Mexico9.6%
58United Arab Emirates9.0%
59Morocco8.7%
60Taiwan, Province of China8.6%
61Malaysia8.3%
62Thailand7.4%
63Egypt5.8%
64Kazakhstan5.1%
65South Africa5.0%
66Uzbekistan4.6%
67Azerbaijan4.3%
68Islamic Republic of Iran1.9%
69Oman1.1%
70Bangladesh1.1%
71Hong Kong1.0%
72Qatar0.8%
73Saudi Arabia0.7%
74Iraq0.6%
75Singapore0.5%
76Algeria0.2%
77Kuwait0.1%
78Trinidad and Tobago0.0%
79Turkmenistan0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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