Solar electricity generation, percent - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Solar electricity generation, percent, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 190 countries was 5.91 percent. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 44.77 percent and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Luxembourg 44.77 1 1980 - 2024
Namibia 35.15 2 1995 - 2024
Lebanon 30.11 3 1980 - 2024
Hungary 26.84 4 1980 - 2024
El Salvador 24.15 5 1980 - 2024
Chile 24.14 6 1980 - 2024
Lesotho 22.22 7 1999 - 2024
Spain 21.09 8 1980 - 2024
Kiribati 20.59 9 1980 - 2024
Australia 19.69 10 1980 - 2024
Cyprus 19.66 11 1980 - 2024
Estonia 19.19 12 1992 - 2024
Netherlands 19.19 13 1980 - 2024
Greece 19.03 14 1980 - 2024
Samoa 17.95 15 1980 - 2024
Somalia 17.86 16 1980 - 2024
Togo 17.71 17 1980 - 2024
Jordan 16.61 18 1980 - 2024
Germany 16.31 19 1991 - 2024
Portugal 16.04 20 1980 - 2024
DR Congo 15.77 21 1980 - 2024
Cape Verde 15.72 22 1980 - 2024
Lithuania 15.19 23 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria 14.79 24 1980 - 2024
Malta 14.64 25 1980 - 2024
Italy 14.51 26 1980 - 2024
Seychelles 14.43 27 1980 - 2024
Denmark 13.89 28 1980 - 2024
Montserrat 13.73 29 1980 - 2024
North Macedonia 12.48 30 1992 - 2024
Belgium 12.42 31 1980 - 2024
Eritrea 11.79 32 1994 - 2024
Sierra Leone 11.34 33 1980 - 2024
Yemen 11.28 34 1980 - 2024
Japan 11.19 35 1980 - 2024
Slovenia 11.01 36 1992 - 2024
Afghanistan 10.87 37 1980 - 2024
Tonga 10.79 38 1980 - 2024
Vietnam 10.41 39 1980 - 2024
Israel 10.37 40 1980 - 2024
Honduras 10.17 41 1980 - 2024
Brazil 10.11 42 1980 - 2024
Armenia 9.75 43 1992 - 2024
Romania 9.3 44 1980 - 2024
Poland 9.28 45 1980 - 2024
Turkey 9.22 46 1980 - 2024
Senegal 9.01 47 1980 - 2024
Barbados 8.89 48 1980 - 2024
Vanuatu 8.76 49 1980 - 2024
China 8.42 50 1980 - 2024
N. Caledonia 8.27 51 1980 - 2024
Swaziland 7.76 52 1980 - 2024
Mauritania 7.7 53 1980 - 2024
Switzerland 7.58 54 1980 - 2024
Panama 7.43 55 1980 - 2024
Maldives 7.41 56 1980 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 7.16 57 1980 - 2024
USA 6.99 58 1984 - 2024
Czechia 6.9 59 1993 - 2024
Sri Lanka 6.9 60 1980 - 2024
India 6.7 61 1980 - 2024
Burkina Faso 6.65 62 1980 - 2024
South Africa 6.61 63 1980 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 6.52 64 1980 - 2024
UK 6.39 65 1980 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 6.35 66 1980 - 2024
Mexico 6.28 67 1980 - 2024
South Korea 5.97 68 1980 - 2024
Croatia 5.78 69 1992 - 2024
Morocco 5.68 70 1980 - 2024
Mauritius 5.51 71 1980 - 2024
Austria 5.43 72 1980 - 2024
Taiwan 5.42 73 1980 - 2024
UA Emirates 5.4 74 1980 - 2024
Uruguay 5.4 75 1980 - 2024
Colombia 5.26 76 1980 - 2024
Cambodia 5.07 77 1980 - 2024
Kenya 5.05 78 1980 - 2024
Puerto Rico 4.83 79 1980 - 2024
Ukraine 4.77 80 1992 - 2024
Latvia 4.45 81 1992 - 2024
France 4.44 82 1980 - 2024
Oman 4.17 83 1980 - 2024
Albania 4.07 84 1980 - 2024
Madagascar 4 85 1980 - 2024
G.-Bissau 3.97 86 1980 - 2024
Belize 3.9 87 1980 - 2024
Qatar 3.8 88 1980 - 2024
Benin 3.74 89 1980 - 2024
Ireland 3.7 90 1980 - 2024
Rwanda 3.63 91 1980 - 2024
Thailand 3.23 92 1980 - 2024
Uganda 3.14 93 1980 - 2024
Jamaica 3.09 94 1980 - 2024
Bolivia 3.05 95 1980 - 2024
Aruba 2.98 96 1986 - 2024
Mali 2.94 97 1980 - 2024
Niger 2.88 98 1980 - 2024
Angola 2.84 99 1980 - 2024
Argentina 2.7 100 1980 - 2024
Tunisia 2.63 101 1980 - 2024
Slovakia 2.57 102 1993 - 2024
Mongolia 2.42 103 1980 - 2024
Egypt 2.37 104 1980 - 2024
Singapore 2.31 105 1980 - 2024
Saint Lucia 2.29 106 1980 - 2024
Guatemala 2.26 107 1980 - 2024
Kazakhstan 2.06 108 1992 - 2024
Sweden 1.97 109 1980 - 2024
Grenada 1.86 110 1980 - 2024
Finland 1.84 111 1980 - 2024
Philippines 1.69 112 1980 - 2024
Peru 1.63 113 1980 - 2024
Moldova 1.62 114 1992 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 1.53 115 1980 - 2024
Guyana 1.47 116 1980 - 2024
Fiji 1.43 117 1980 - 2024
Malaysia 1.31 118 1980 - 2024
Canada 1.3 119 1980 - 2024
Cuba 1.28 120 1980 - 2024
Bangladesh 1.2 121 1980 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 1.2 122 1992 - 2024
Sudan 1.09 123 1980 - 2024
Nepal 1.06 124 1980 - 2024
Algeria 1.03 125 1980 - 2024
Liberia 1.01 126 1980 - 2024
Pakistan 0.96 127 1980 - 2024
Chad 0.94 128 1980 - 2024
Bahamas 0.91 129 1980 - 2024
New Zealand 0.85 130 1980 - 2024
Zambia 0.85 131 1980 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.82 132 1980 - 2024
Suriname 0.79 133 1980 - 2024
Malawi 0.77 134 1980 - 2024
Ghana 0.71 135 1980 - 2024
Guinea 0.71 136 1980 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.68 137 1992 - 2024
Gambia 0.67 138 1980 - 2024
North Korea 0.63 139 1980 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.61 140 1980 - 2024
Belarus 0.58 141 1992 - 2024
Burma 0.57 142 1980 - 2024
Cameroon 0.57 143 1980 - 2024
Djibouti 0.56 144 1980 - 2024
Haiti 0.53 145 1980 - 2024
Montenegro 0.51 146 2006 - 2024
Burundi 0.47 147 1980 - 2024
Mozambique 0.42 148 1980 - 2024
Syria 0.41 149 1980 - 2024
Tanzania 0.4 150 1980 - 2024
Indonesia 0.36 151 1980 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.36 152 1980 - 2024
Nigeria 0.34 153 1980 - 2024
Serbia 0.33 154 2006 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.32 155 1980 - 2024
Iraq 0.29 156 1980 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.28 157 1992 - 2024
Russia 0.28 158 1992 - 2024
Bahrain 0.27 159 1980 - 2024
Norway 0.26 160 1980 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.25 161 1980 - 2024
Georgia 0.25 162 1992 - 2024
Kuwait 0.23 163 1980 - 2024
Iran 0.22 164 1980 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.21 165 1980 - 2024
Botswana 0.2 166 1980 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.19 167 1980 - 2024
Laos 0.17 168 1980 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.15 169 1980 - 2024
Ecuador 0.14 170 1980 - 2024
Brunei 0.1 171 1980 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.07 172 1980 - 2024
Gabon 0.04 173 1980 - 2024
Iceland 0.03 174 1980 - 2024
Libya 0.03 175 1980 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.01 176 1992 - 2024
Venezuela 0.01 177 1980 - 2024
Bermuda 0 178 1980 - 2024
Bhutan 0 179 1980 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0 180 1980 - 2024
Comoros 0 181 1980 - 2024
Dominica 0 182 1980 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0 183 1980 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0 184 1980 - 2024
Gibraltar 0 185 1980 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0 186 1992 - 2024
Macao 0 187 1980 - 2024
Paraguay 0 188 1980 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0 189 1980 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0 190 1992 - 2024


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1. Luxembourg
2. Namibia
3. Lebanon
4. Hungary
5. El Salvador
6. Chile
7. Lesotho
8. Spain
9. Kiribati
10. Australia
11. Cyprus
12. Estonia
13. Netherlands
14. Greece
15. Samoa
16. Somalia
17. Togo
18. Jordan
19. Germany
20. Portugal
21. DR Congo
22. Cape Verde
23. Lithuania
24. Bulgaria
25. Malta
26. Italy
27. Seychelles
28. Denmark
29. Montserrat
30. North Macedonia
31. Belgium
32. Eritrea
33. Sierra Leone
34. Yemen
35. Japan
36. Slovenia
37. Afghanistan
38. Tonga
39. Vietnam
40. Israel
41. Honduras
42. Brazil
43. Armenia
44. Romania
45. Poland
46. Turkey
47. Senegal
48. Barbados
49. Vanuatu
50. China
51. N. Caledonia
52. Swaziland
53. Mauritania
54. Switzerland
55. Panama
56. Maldives
57. Ant.& Barb.
58. USA
59. Czechia
60. Sri Lanka
61. India
62. Burkina Faso
63. South Africa
64. Domin. Rep.
65. UK
66. Solomon Isl.
67. Mexico
68. South Korea
69. Croatia
70. Morocco
71. Mauritius
72. Austria
73. Taiwan
74. UA Emirates
75. Uruguay
76. Colombia
77. Cambodia
78. Kenya
79. Puerto Rico
80. Ukraine
81. Latvia
82. France
83. Oman
84. Albania
85. Madagascar
86. G.-Bissau
87. Belize
88. Qatar
89. Benin
90. Ireland
91. Rwanda
92. Thailand
93. Uganda
94. Jamaica
95. Bolivia
96. Aruba
97. Mali
98. Niger
99. Angola
100. Argentina
101. Tunisia
102. Slovakia
103. Mongolia
104. Egypt
105. Singapore
106. Saint Lucia
107. Guatemala
108. Kazakhstan
109. Sweden
110. Grenada
111. Finland
112. Philippines
113. Peru
114. Moldova
115. St. Vincent & ...
116. Guyana
117. Fiji
118. Malaysia
119. Canada
120. Cuba
121. Bangladesh
122. Bosnia & Herz.
123. Sudan
124. Nepal
125. Algeria
126. Liberia
127. Pakistan
128. Chad
129. Bahamas
130. New Zealand
131. Zambia
132. Nicaragua
133. Suriname
134. Malawi
135. Ghana
136. Guinea
137. Uzbekistan
138. Gambia
139. North Korea
140. Hong Kong
141. Belarus
142. Burma
143. Cameroon
144. Djibouti
145. Haiti
146. Montenegro
147. Burundi
148. Mozambique
149. Syria
150. Tanzania
151. Indonesia
152. Zimbabwe
153. Nigeria
154. Serbia
155. Saudi Arabia
156. Iraq
157. Azerbaijan
158. Russia
159. Bahrain
160. Norway
161. Ethiopia
162. Georgia
163. Kuwait
164. Iran
165. R. of Congo
166. Botswana
167. Ivory Coast
168. Laos
169. Papua N.G.
170. Ecuador
171. Brunei
172. Tr.&Tobago
173. Gabon
174. Iceland
175. Libya
176. Tajikistan
177. Venezuela
178. Bermuda
179. Bhutan
180. C.A. Republic
181. Comoros
182. Dominica
183. Eq. Guinea
184. Faroe Isl.
185. Gibraltar
186. Kyrgyzstan
187. Macao
188. Paraguay
189. S.T.&Principe
190. Turkmenistan
44.77
35.15
30.11
26.84
24.15
24.14
22.22
21.09
20.59
19.69
19.66
19.19
19.19
19.03
17.95
17.86
17.71
16.61
16.31
16.04
15.77
15.72
15.19
14.79
14.64
14.51
14.43
13.89
13.73
12.48
12.42
11.79
11.34
11.28
11.19
11.01
10.87
10.79
10.41
10.37
10.17
10.11
9.75
9.30
9.28
9.22
9.01
8.89
8.76
8.42
8.27
7.76
7.70
7.58
7.43
7.41
7.16
6.99
6.90
6.90
6.70
6.65
6.61
6.52
6.39
6.35
6.28
5.97
5.78
5.68
5.51
5.43
5.42
5.40
5.40
5.26
5.07
5.05
4.83
4.77
4.45
4.44
4.17
4.07
4.00
3.97
3.90
3.80
3.74
3.70
3.63
3.23
3.14
3.09
3.05
2.98
2.94
2.88
2.84
2.70
2.63
2.57
2.42
2.37
2.31
2.29
2.26
2.06
1.97
1.86
1.84
1.69
1.63
1.62
1.53
1.47
1.43
1.31
1.30
1.28
1.20
1.20
1.09
1.06
1.03
1.01
0.96
0.94
0.91
0.85
0.85
0.82
0.79
0.77
0.71
0.71
0.68
0.67
0.63
0.61
0.58
0.57
0.57
0.56
0.53
0.51
0.47
0.42
0.41
0.40
0.36
0.36
0.34
0.33
0.32
0.29
0.28
0.28
0.27
0.26
0.25
0.25
0.23
0.22
0.21
0.20
0.19
0.17
0.15
0.14
0.10
0.07
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.01
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
11.2
22.4
33.6
44.77


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