Solar electricity generation, percent - Country rankings

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Solar electricity generation, percent, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 185 countries was 4.92 percent. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 32.39 percent and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The Global Economy, U.S. EIA
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Countries Solar electricity generation, percent, 2023 Global rank Available data
Luxembourg 32.39 1 1980 - 2023
Namibia 26.93 2 1995 - 2023
El Salvador 22.24 3 1980 - 2023
Chile 21.89 4 1980 - 2023
Hungary 20.41 5 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 18.78 6 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 18.53 7 1980 - 2023
Greece 17.54 8 1980 - 2023
Spain 17.53 9 1980 - 2023
Australia 17.23 10 1980 - 2023
Yemen 16.96 11 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 16.14 12 1980 - 2023
Samoa 16.09 13 1980 - 2023
Somalia 16.01 14 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 15.59 15 1992 - 2023
Jordan 15.28 16 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 14.23 17 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 13.86 18 1980 - 2023
Portugal 13.39 19 1980 - 2023
Estonia 13.31 20 1992 - 2023
Malta 13.23 21 1980 - 2023
Italy 12.71 22 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 12.68 23 1980 - 2023
Denmark 12.57 24 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 12.24 25 1980 - 2023
Germany 12.22 26 1991 - 2023
Togo 11.94 27 1980 - 2023
Japan 10.98 28 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 10.67 29 1994 - 2023
Sierra Leone 10.08 30 1980 - 2023
Belgium 9.97 31 1980 - 2023
Honduras 9.92 32 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 9.84 33 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 9.67 34 1980 - 2023
Tonga 9.59 35 1980 - 2023
Austria 9.49 36 1980 - 2023
Israel 9.38 37 1980 - 2023
Armenia 8.93 38 1992 - 2023
Vanuatu 8.76 39 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 8.55 40 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 8.53 41 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 7.9 42 1980 - 2023
Barbados 7.88 43 1980 - 2023
Brazil 7.58 44 1980 - 2023
Senegal 7.49 45 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 7.32 46 1980 - 2023
Poland 7.23 47 1980 - 2023
Turkey 6.88 48 1980 - 2023
Panama 6.8 49 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 6.77 50 1980 - 2023
India 6.76 51 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 6.76 52 1992 - 2023
Maldives 6.56 53 1980 - 2023
China 6.44 54 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 6.37 55 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 5.84 56 1980 - 2023
USA 5.68 57 1984 - 2023
Burkina Faso 5.66 58 1980 - 2023
UK 5.63 59 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 5.61 60 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 5.59 61 1980 - 2023
South Korea 5.38 62 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 5.06 63 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 5.01 64 1980 - 2023
Morocco 4.98 65 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 4.82 66 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 4.69 67 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 4.68 68 1980 - 2023
France 4.63 69 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 4.6 70 1992 - 2023
Kenya 4.59 71 1980 - 2023
Czechia 4.53 72 1993 - 2023
Ukraine 4.5 73 1992 - 2023
Puerto Rico 4.26 74 1980 - 2023
Mexico 4.22 75 1980 - 2023
Latvia 4.19 76 1992 - 2023
Romania 3.87 77 1980 - 2023
Oman 3.78 78 1980 - 2023
Belize 3.58 79 1980 - 2023
Mali 3.54 80 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 3.5 81 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 3.43 82 1980 - 2023
Albania 3.3 83 1980 - 2023
Benin 3.3 84 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 3.21 85 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 3.05 86 1980 - 2023
Niger 2.99 87 1980 - 2023
Thailand 2.99 88 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 2.98 89 1980 - 2023
South Africa 2.9 90 1980 - 2023
Uganda 2.79 91 1980 - 2023
Aruba 2.62 92 1986 - 2023
Argentina 2.52 93 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 2.43 94 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 2.36 95 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 2.31 96 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 2.22 97 1993 - 2023
Egypt 2.17 98 1980 - 2023
Angola 2.16 99 1980 - 2023
Singapore 2.12 100 1980 - 2023
Sweden 2.06 101 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 2.02 102 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 1.94 103 1992 - 2023
Croatia 1.71 104 1992 - 2023
Moldova 1.71 105 1992 - 2023
Grenada 1.67 106 1980 - 2023
Philippines 1.65 107 1980 - 2023
Cuba 1.43 108 1980 - 2023
Guyana 1.42 109 1980 - 2023
Peru 1.41 110 1980 - 2023
Canada 1.37 111 1980 - 2023
Ireland 1.35 112 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 1.32 113 1980 - 2023
Colombia 1.28 114 1980 - 2023
Liberia 1.27 115 1980 - 2023
Fiji 1.26 116 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 1.15 117 1980 - 2023
Serbia 1.02 118 2006 - 2023
Bangladesh 1.01 119 1980 - 2023
Finland 0.96 120 1980 - 2023
Nepal 0.96 121 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.93 122 1992 - 2023
Algeria 0.9 123 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 0.88 124 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 0.85 125 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0.84 126 1980 - 2023
Chad 0.79 127 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0.76 128 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.75 129 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 0.75 130 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0.67 131 1980 - 2023
Ghana 0.62 132 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0.62 133 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.59 134 1992 - 2023
Gambia 0.58 135 1980 - 2023
North Korea 0.56 136 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.56 137 1980 - 2023
Belarus 0.53 138 1992 - 2023
Burundi 0.53 139 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.53 140 1980 - 2023
Syria 0.51 141 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0.5 142 1980 - 2023
Burma 0.42 143 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0.41 144 2006 - 2023
Haiti 0.39 145 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.39 146 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 0.37 147 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.3 148 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 0.28 149 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0.27 150 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.27 151 1999 - 2023
Bahrain 0.25 152 1980 - 2023
Iraq 0.25 153 1980 - 2023
Russia 0.25 154 1992 - 2023
Nigeria 0.24 155 1980 - 2023
Norway 0.24 156 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.23 157 1992 - 2023
Botswana 0.23 158 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.2 159 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 0.2 160 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.19 161 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.16 162 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.14 163 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.13 164 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 0.12 165 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0.09 166 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.06 167 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0.03 168 1980 - 2023
Libya 0.03 169 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0.02 170 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 0.01 171 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 172 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0 173 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 174 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 175 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 176 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 177 1980 - 2023
Georgia 0 178 1992 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 179 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0 180 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 181 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 182 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 183 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 0 184 1992 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 185 1992 - 2023


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1. Luxembourg
2. Namibia
3. El Salvador
4. Chile
5. Hungary
6. Netherlands
7. Kiribati
8. Greece
9. Spain
10. Australia
11. Yemen
12. Cyprus
13. Samoa
14. Somalia
15. Lithuania
16. Jordan
17. Cape Verde
18. DR Congo
19. Portugal
20. Estonia
21. Malta
22. Italy
23. Seychelles
24. Denmark
25. Montserrat
26. Germany
27. Togo
28. Japan
29. Eritrea
30. Sierra Leone
31. Belgium
32. Honduras
33. Vietnam
34. Afghanistan
35. Tonga
36. Austria
37. Israel
38. Armenia
39. Vanuatu
40. Bulgaria
41. Mauritania
42. Swaziland
43. Barbados
44. Brazil
45. Senegal
46. N. Caledonia
47. Poland
48. Turkey
49. Panama
50. Switzerland
51. India
52. Slovenia
53. Maldives
54. China
55. Ant.& Barb.
56. Cambodia
57. USA
58. Burkina Faso
59. UK
60. Solomon Isl.
61. Domin. Rep.
62. South Korea
63. Mauritius
64. Uruguay
65. Morocco
66. UA Emirates
67. Taiwan
68. Sri Lanka
69. France
70. North Macedonia
71. Kenya
72. Czechia
73. Ukraine
74. Puerto Rico
75. Mexico
76. Latvia
77. Romania
78. Oman
79. Belize
80. Mali
81. G.-Bissau
82. Rwanda
83. Albania
84. Benin
85. Madagascar
86. Bolivia
87. Niger
88. Thailand
89. Jamaica
90. South Africa
91. Uganda
92. Aruba
93. Argentina
94. Guatemala
95. Mongolia
96. Tunisia
97. Slovakia
98. Egypt
99. Angola
100. Singapore
101. Sweden
102. Saint Lucia
103. Kazakhstan
104. Croatia
105. Moldova
106. Grenada
107. Philippines
108. Cuba
109. Guyana
110. Peru
111. Canada
112. Ireland
113. St. Vincent & ...
114. Colombia
115. Liberia
116. Fiji
117. Malaysia
118. Serbia
119. Bangladesh
120. Finland
121. Nepal
122. Bosnia & Herz.
123. Algeria
124. Bahamas
125. New Zealand
126. Sudan
127. Chad
128. Zambia
129. Nicaragua
130. Pakistan
131. Malawi
132. Ghana
133. Guinea
134. Uzbekistan
135. Gambia
136. North Korea
137. Suriname
138. Belarus
139. Burundi
140. Hong Kong
141. Syria
142. Djibouti
143. Burma
144. Montenegro
145. Haiti
146. Zimbabwe
147. Mozambique
148. Saudi Arabia
149. Tanzania
150. Cameroon
151. Lesotho
152. Bahrain
153. Iraq
154. Russia
155. Nigeria
156. Norway
157. Azerbaijan
158. Botswana
159. Ethiopia
160. Indonesia
161. R. of Congo
162. Ivory Coast
163. Dominica
164. Papua N.G.
165. Ecuador
166. Brunei
167. Tr.&Tobago
168. Gabon
169. Libya
170. Qatar
171. Venezuela
172. Bermuda
173. Bhutan
174. C.A. Republic
175. Comoros
176. Eq. Guinea
177. Faroe Isl.
178. Georgia
179. Gibraltar
180. Iceland
181. Macao
182. Paraguay
183. S.T.&Principe
184. Tajikistan
185. Turkmenistan
32.39
26.93
22.24
21.89
20.41
18.78
18.53
17.54
17.53
17.23
16.96
16.14
16.09
16.01
15.59
15.28
14.23
13.86
13.39
13.31
13.23
12.71
12.68
12.57
12.24
12.22
11.94
10.98
10.67
10.08
9.97
9.92
9.84
9.67
9.59
9.49
9.38
8.93
8.76
8.55
8.53
7.90
7.88
7.58
7.49
7.32
7.23
6.88
6.80
6.77
6.76
6.76
6.56
6.44
6.37
5.84
5.68
5.66
5.63
5.61
5.59
5.38
5.06
5.01
4.98
4.82
4.69
4.68
4.63
4.60
4.59
4.53
4.50
4.26
4.22
4.19
3.87
3.78
3.58
3.54
3.50
3.43
3.30
3.30
3.21
3.05
2.99
2.99
2.98
2.90
2.79
2.62
2.52
2.43
2.36
2.31
2.22
2.17
2.16
2.12
2.06
2.02
1.94
1.71
1.71
1.67
1.65
1.43
1.42
1.41
1.37
1.35
1.32
1.28
1.27
1.26
1.15
1.02
1.01
0.96
0.96
0.93
0.90
0.88
0.85
0.84
0.79
0.76
0.75
0.75
0.67
0.62
0.62
0.59
0.58
0.56
0.56
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.51
0.50
0.42
0.41
0.39
0.39
0.37
0.30
0.28
0.27
0.27
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.24
0.24
0.23
0.23
0.20
0.20
0.19
0.16
0.14
0.13
0.12
0.09
0.06
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
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16.2
24.3
32.39


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