Share of clean energy - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Alternative and nuclear energy, percent of total energy use, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 47 countries was 17.15 percent. The highest value was in Bhutan: 88.39 percent and the lowest value was in Bahrain: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Share of clean energy, 2020 Global rank Available data
Bhutan 88.39 1 1990 - 2021
Nepal 74.54 2 1990 - 2020
Burma 59.75 3 1990 - 2020
Cambodia 51.41 4 1995 - 2020
Laos 49.91 5 1990 - 2021
Sri Lanka 49.32 6 1990 - 2020
Pakistan 46.6 7 1990 - 2020
Tajikistan 38.75 8 1990 - 2020
India 35.82 9 1990 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 30.04 10 1990 - 2020
Philippines 29.06 11 1990 - 2020
Bangladesh 27.96 12 1990 - 2020
Georgia 23.45 13 1990 - 2020
Indonesia 22.01 14 1990 - 2020
Thailand 20.83 15 1990 - 2020
Vietnam 19.11 16 1990 - 2020
Afghanistan 17.58 17 1990 - 2021
Palestine 15.02 18 1990 - 2021
China 14.81 19 1990 - 2020
North Korea 12.7 20 1990 - 2020
Jordan 11.04 21 1990 - 2020
Macao 11.02 22 1990 - 2021
Japan 8.45 23 1990 - 2020
Armenia 8.38 24 1990 - 2020
Lebanon 6.71 25 1990 - 2020
Malaysia 5.84 26 1990 - 2020
Israel 5.61 27 1990 - 2020
Mongolia 3.98 28 1990 - 2020
South Korea 3.63 29 1990 - 2020
Yemen 3.53 30 1990 - 2020
Kazakhstan 1.78 31 1990 - 2020
Maldives 1.28 32 1990 - 2021
Azerbaijan 1.23 33 1990 - 2020
Iraq 1.08 34 1990 - 2020
Syria 1.08 35 1990 - 2020
Iran 1.03 36 1990 - 2020
Uzbekistan 1.03 37 1990 - 2020
Singapore 0.92 38 1990 - 2020
UA Emirates 0.92 39 1990 - 2020
Hong Kong 0.27 40 1990 - 2020
Kuwait 0.1 41 1990 - 2020
Qatar 0.06 42 1990 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 0.06 43 1990 - 2020
Turkmenistan 0.06 44 1990 - 2020
Oman 0.05 45 1990 - 2020
Brunei 0.01 46 1990 - 2020
Bahrain 0 47 1990 - 2020



Definition: Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption.

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1. Bhutan
2. Nepal
3. Burma
4. Cambodia
5. Laos
6. Sri Lanka
7. Pakistan
8. Tajikistan
9. India
10. Kyrgyzstan
11. Philippines
12. Bangladesh
13. Georgia
14. Indonesia
15. Thailand
16. Vietnam
17. Afghanistan
18. Palestine
19. China
20. North Korea
21. Jordan
22. Macao
23. Japan
24. Armenia
25. Lebanon
26. Malaysia
27. Israel
28. Mongolia
29. South Korea
30. Yemen
31. Kazakhstan
32. Maldives
33. Azerbaijan
34. Iraq
35. Syria
36. Iran
37. Uzbekistan
38. Singapore
39. UA Emirates
40. Hong Kong
41. Kuwait
42. Qatar
43. Saudi Arabia
44. Turkmenistan
45. Oman
46. Brunei
47. Bahrain
88.39
74.54
59.75
51.41
49.91
49.32
46.60
38.75
35.82
30.04
29.06
27.96
23.45
22.01
20.83
19.11
17.58
15.02
14.81
12.70
11.04
11.02
8.45
8.38
6.71
5.84
5.61
3.98
3.63
3.53
1.78
1.28
1.23
1.08
1.08
1.03
1.03
0.92
0.92
0.27
0.10
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.01
0.00
0
22.1
44.2
66.3
88.39


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