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Share of electricity generated by solar and wind power
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
11.0%
Median: 6.1%
Countries Covered
211
with available data
Highest
Denmark
71.1%
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark71.1%
2Lithuania63.7%
3Luxembourg61.0%
4Cook Islands50.0%
5Netherlands46.1%
By Region
Europe28.3%(32 countries)
Oceania21.9%(2 countries)
South America19.9%(7 countries)
North America11.5%(4 countries)
Asia9.3%(27 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 (71.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.0%)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
Other (130)
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 2025; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 71.1% |
| 2 | Lithuania | 63.7% |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 61.0% |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 50.0% |
| 5 | Netherlands | 46.1% |
| 6 | Uruguay | 45.7% |
| 7 | Germany | 45.1% |
| 8 | Portugal | 44.1% |
| 9 | Ireland | 42.7% |
| 10 | Greece | 42.6% |
| 11 | Spain | 42.3% |
| 12 | State of Palestine | 39.4% |
| 13 | Chile | 38.1% |
| 14 | Estonia | 37.3% |
| 15 | Namibia | 36.6% |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 36.0% |
| 17 | Djibouti | 35.0% |
| 18 | Australia | 33.3% |
| 19 | Belgium | 33.2% |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 30.8% |
| 21 | Croatia | 30.2% |
| 22 | Lebanon | 30.1% |
| 23 | Hungary | 28.8% |
| 24 | Finland | 28.6% |
| 25 | Brazil | 27.5% |
| 26 | Cyprus | 26.7% |
| 27 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 26.7% |
| 28 | Poland | 25.5% |
| 29 | Austria | 25.4% |
| 30 | Sweden | 25.4% |
| 31 | Kiribati | 25.0% |
| 32 | Italy | 25.0% |
| 33 | Jordan | 24.0% |
| 34 | El Salvador | 23.4% |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 21.9% |
| 36 | People's Republic of China | 21.8% |
| 37 | Morocco | 21.8% |
| 38 | Romania | 21.8% |
| 39 | Pakistan | 21.7% |
| 40 | Türkiye | 21.7% |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 21.6% |
| 42 | Kenya | 21.0% |
| 43 | Somalia | 20.9% |
| 44 | Nauru | 20.0% |
| 45 | United States of America | 18.9% |
| 46 | Samoa | 18.8% |
| 47 | Faroe Islands | 18.4% |
| 48 | Togo | 18.3% |
| 49 | Montenegro | 17.1% |
| 50 | Aruba | 17.0% |
| 51 | Israel | 16.7% |
| 52 | Latvia | 16.6% |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 16.2% |
| 54 | Seychelles | 15.9% |
| 55 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.8% |
| 56 | Malta | 15.5% |
| 57 | Argentina | 15.5% |
| 58 | Honduras | 15.5% |
| 59 | Panama | 14.5% |
| 60 | India | 14.4% |
| 61 | Senegal | 14.3% |
| 62 | Tonga | 14.3% |
| 63 | France | 13.7% |
| 64 | Mexico | 13.4% |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 13.1% |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 12.8% |
| 67 | South Africa | 12.7% |
| 68 | Guadeloupe | 12.6% |
| 69 | Mauritania | 12.6% |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 12.5% |
| 71 | Switzerland | 12.4% |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 12.1% |
| 73 | Vietnam | 12.1% |
| 74 | Yemen | 11.2% |
| 75 | Eritrea | 11.1% |
| 76 | Afghanistan | 11.1% |
| 77 | Japan | 11.1% |
| 78 | Armenia | 11.0% |
| 79 | New Zealand | 10.6% |
| 80 | Slovenia | 10.4% |
| 81 | Reunion | 10.1% |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 9.6% |
| 83 | Taiwan, Province of China | 9.6% |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 9.5% |
| 85 | Canada | 9.4% |
| 86 | Martinique | 9.3% |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 9.1% |
| 88 | Barbados | 9.0% |
| 89 | Jamaica | 8.9% |
| 90 | Norway | 8.8% |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.7% |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 8.7% |
| 93 | Guam | 8.6% |
| 94 | French Polynesia | 8.3% |
| 95 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.1% |
| 96 | Mongolia | 7.7% |
| 97 | Thailand | 7.1% |
| 98 | Maldives | 7.1% |
| 99 | Egypt | 6.9% |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.6% |
| 101 | South Korea | 6.6% |
| 102 | Czech Republic | 6.6% |
| 103 | Peru | 6.5% |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 6.5% |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 6.4% |
| 106 | Puerto Rico | 6.1% |
| 107 | Ukraine | 5.8% |
| 108 | American Samoa | 5.6% |
| 109 | Mauritius | 5.3% |
| 110 | Colombia | 5.3% |
| 111 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.2% |
| 112 | Bolivia | 5.0% |
| 113 | Eswatini | 4.9% |
| 114 | Oman | 4.5% |
| 115 | Serbia | 4.5% |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 4.2% |
| 117 | Guatemala | 4.1% |
| 118 | Madagascar | 4.1% |
| 119 | Albania | 4.1% |
| 120 | Tunisia | 4.0% |
| 121 | Benin | 4.0% |
| 122 | Qatar | 3.8% |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.7% |
| 124 | Philippines | 3.6% |
| 125 | Rwanda | 3.5% |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 3.4% |
| 127 | Niger | 3.2% |
| 128 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.9% |
| 129 | Uganda | 2.9% |
| 130 | Mali | 2.9% |
| 131 | Angola | 2.8% |
| 132 | Chad | 2.7% |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% |
| 134 | Slovakia | 2.4% |
| 135 | Malaysia | 2.2% |
| 136 | Kuwait | 2.2% |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2% |
| 138 | Belize | 2.1% |
| 139 | Belarus | 1.8% |
| 140 | South Sudan | 1.8% |
| 141 | Liberia | 1.8% |
| 142 | Cuba | 1.6% |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 1.5% |
| 144 | Guyana | 1.4% |
| 145 | Nepal | 1.2% |
| 146 | Sudan | 1.1% |
| 147 | Algeria | 1.0% |
| 148 | Bahamas | 0.9% |
| 149 | Fiji | 0.9% |
| 150 | Zambia | 0.9% |
| 151 | Georgia | 0.8% |
| 152 | Guinea | 0.7% |
| 153 | Ghana | 0.7% |
| 154 | Ecuador | 0.6% |
| 155 | North Korea | 0.6% |
| 156 | Hong Kong | 0.6% |
| 157 | Suriname | 0.6% |
| 158 | Myanmar | 0.6% |
| 159 | Cameroon | 0.6% |
| 160 | Malawi | 0.5% |
| 161 | Russian Federation | 0.5% |
| 162 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 163 | Indonesia | 0.5% |
| 164 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.5% |
| 165 | Mozambique | 0.4% |
| 166 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.4% |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% |
| 168 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% |
| 169 | Nigeria | 0.3% |
| 170 | Botswana | 0.3% |
| 171 | Iraq | 0.3% |
| 172 | Bahrain | 0.3% |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2% |
| 174 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2% |
| 175 | Republic of the Congo | 0.2% |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2% |
| 177 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2% |
| 178 | Iceland | 0.1% |
| 179 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% |
| 180 | Venezuela | 0.0% |
| 181 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 182 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 183 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 184 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 185 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 187 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 188 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 189 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 190 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 191 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 192 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 193 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 194 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 195 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 196 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 197 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 198 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 200 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 201 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 202 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 203 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 204 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 205 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 206 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 207 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 208 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 209 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 210 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 211 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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