environmental2024

Share of primary energy consumption that comes from 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 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data79 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.2%
Median: 4.7%
Countries Covered
79
with available data
Highest
Denmark
31.0%
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark31.0%
2Portugal19.9%
3Sweden18.4%
4Spain18.2%
5Ireland17.3%
By Region
Europe10.6%(31 countries)
Oceania8.5%(2 countries)
South America6.1%(6 countries)
North America5.2%(3 countries)
Africa3.7%(4 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 (31.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.2%)

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

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
1Denmark31.0%
2Portugal19.9%
3Sweden18.4%
4Spain18.2%
5Ireland17.3%
6Greece17.0%
7Lithuania16.5%
8Germany16.5%
9Finland16.4%
10Chile14.9%
11Netherlands14.6%
12United Kingdom12.6%
13Australia12.2%
14Brazil11.5%
15Austria11.3%
16Estonia9.6%
17Cyprus9.4%
18Israel9.3%
19People's Republic of China9.2%
20Hungary9.1%
21Poland8.9%
22Bulgaria8.7%
23Morocco8.5%
24Italy8.5%
25Croatia8.4%
26Belgium8.3%
27Türkiye7.9%
28Romania7.6%
29Sri Lanka7.5%
30United States of America7.1%
31France6.9%
32Norway6.9%
33Vietnam6.5%
34Luxembourg5.9%
35Slovenia5.8%
36Japan5.5%
37Argentina5.0%
38Taiwan, Province of China4.9%
39Mexico4.8%
40New Zealand4.7%
41India4.7%
42Switzerland4.5%
43Latvia4.4%
44The Republic of North Macedonia4.0%
45Canada3.6%
46Peru3.5%
47South Africa3.2%
48Czech Republic2.7%
49Egypt2.7%
50Ukraine2.6%
51United Arab Emirates2.5%
52South Korea2.4%
53Kazakhstan1.9%
54Philippines1.9%
55Uzbekistan1.7%
56Thailand1.5%
57Pakistan1.4%
58Colombia1.4%
59Oman1.1%
60Slovakia1.0%
61Qatar0.7%
62Saudi Arabia0.7%
63Azerbaijan0.7%
64Bangladesh0.6%
65Malaysia0.6%
66Singapore0.3%
67Hong Kong0.3%
68Ecuador0.3%
69Belarus0.3%
70Algeria0.2%
71Russian Federation0.2%
72Islamic Republic of Iran0.1%
73Iraq0.1%
74Indonesia0.1%
75Kuwait0.1%
76Iceland0.0%
77Trinidad and Tobago0.0%
78Venezuela0.0%
79Turkmenistan0.0%
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Data Source

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

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