environmental2024

Share of primary energy consumption that comes from solar 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
2.7%
Median: 2.0%
Countries Covered
79
with available data
Highest
Chile
9.9%
Lowest
Iceland
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Chile9.9%
2Israel9.0%
3Spain8.6%
4Hungary8.5%
5Cyprus7.9%
By Region
Europe4.0%(31 countries)
Oceania4.0%(2 countries)
South America3.0%(6 countries)
North America2.1%(3 countries)
Asia2.0%(23 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 (9.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.7%)

Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
South America (6)
North America (3)
Asia (23)
Africa (4)
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
1Chile9.9%
2Israel9.0%
3Spain8.6%
4Hungary8.5%
5Cyprus7.9%
6Greece7.8%
7Australia7.4%
8Bulgaria7.0%
9Portugal6.5%
10Netherlands5.8%
11Slovenia5.7%
12Sri Lanka5.7%
13Germany5.7%
14Austria5.7%
15Italy5.2%
16Estonia5.0%
17Japan5.0%
18Denmark4.9%
19Lithuania4.7%
20Brazil4.5%
21Switzerland4.4%
22Vietnam4.3%
23People's Republic of China4.2%
24Türkiye3.6%
25Belgium3.3%
26Poland3.2%
27Romania3.2%
28India3.0%
29Luxembourg3.0%
30Taiwan, Province of China2.9%
31United States of America2.8%
32Mexico2.7%
33The Republic of North Macedonia2.6%
34Latvia2.6%
35Ukraine2.5%
36United Arab Emirates2.4%
37France2.3%
38Czech Republic2.2%
39South Korea2.2%
40Croatia2.0%
41United Kingdom1.9%
42Morocco1.9%
43Sweden1.7%
44Ireland1.5%
45Uzbekistan1.5%
46Philippines1.4%
47Colombia1.3%
48Egypt1.3%
49South Africa1.2%
50Oman1.0%
51Argentina1.0%
52Finland1.0%
53Slovakia0.9%
54Thailand0.9%
55Peru0.9%
56Qatar0.7%
57Azerbaijan0.6%
58New Zealand0.6%
59Malaysia0.6%
60Saudi Arabia0.6%
61Canada0.6%
62Bangladesh0.6%
63Kazakhstan0.5%
64Pakistan0.5%
65Singapore0.3%
66Hong Kong0.3%
67Norway0.3%
68Algeria0.2%
69Iraq0.1%
70Belarus0.1%
71Russian Federation0.1%
72Indonesia0.1%
73Islamic Republic of Iran0.1%
74Kuwait0.1%
75Ecuador0.0%
76Trinidad and Tobago0.0%
77Turkmenistan0.0%
78Venezuela0.0%
79Iceland0.0%
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Data Source

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

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