Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.
Countries reporting
202
Highest
48,424 kilowatt-hours
Iceland
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours
Falkland Islands
Median
463.17 kilowatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
6,983
What the numbers show
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 48,424 kilowatt-hours in Iceland; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours in Falkland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 463.17 kilowatt-hours, and the mean is 1,935 kilowatt-hours.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 16,669.1%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 48,424 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 28,312 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 15,824 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 14,100 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 5 | Bhutan | 13,897 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 12,516 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 7 | Greenland | 8,950 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 8 | France | 8,111 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | New Zealand | 7,306 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 7,083 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 6,716 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 6,466 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 13 | United States | 5,597 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 5,531 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 15 | Laos | 5,165 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 5,101 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 13,453.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 5,058 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 18 | South Korea | 4,831 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovakia | 4,526 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 4,487 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 4,464 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 4,210 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 23 | Faroe Islands | 4,202 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 4,100 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 4,066 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 3,984 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 283.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 3,975 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Germany | 3,518 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 3,451 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 3,147 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 3,129 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 32 | China | 3,113 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Albania | 2,987 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 2,958 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 35 | Russia | 2,956 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 2,940 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 2,914 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Croatia | 2,913 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 39 | New Caledonia | 2,870 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 40 | Georgia | 2,824 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 2,807 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Japan | 2,736 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 43 | Estonia | 2,708 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 2,707 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Venezuela | 2,571 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 2,486 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 2,471 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 48 | Lithuania | 2,438 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 321.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 2,183 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia | 2,171 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 2,158 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 52 | Belarus | 2,135 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 5,857.5% | volatile |
| 53 | French Guiana | 2,109 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 2,072 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 2,022 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,003 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 57 | Reunion | 1,989 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 1,961 kilowatt-hours | 2022 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,833 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 60 | Romania | 1,779 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 1,775 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 1,746 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Taiwan | 1,668 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 1,589 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 65 | Aruba | 1,573 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Guadeloupe | 1,567 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 1,522 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 68 | Israel | 1,461 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 864.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Cook Islands | 1,455 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Suriname | 1,450 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 51.7% | flat |
| 71 | Poland | 1,431 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | 1,390 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 73 | Vietnam | 1,386 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Colombia | 1,303 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 1,196 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 264.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Malaysia | 1,154 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Martinique | 1,127 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 387.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Peru | 1,113 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 79 | Belize | 983.03 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 80 | Guam | 953.57 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | French Polynesia | 887.1 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 881.8 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 878.17 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 84 | Nauru | 835.56 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Zambia | 809.29 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 86 | Fiji | 785.96 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 87 | Seychelles | 766.66 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 702.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Qatar | 731.73 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,266.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 701.72 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 90 | South Africa | 668.91 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 91 | North Korea | 647.95 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 92 | Malta | 641.72 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Honduras | 639.22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 94 | Guatemala | 586.21 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 95 | Singapore | 562.11 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Namibia | 528.03 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 97 | Jordan | 493.38 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 6,096.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 479.87 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 99 | Mozambique | 476.73 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 100 | Eswatini | 474.72 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 468.73 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 244.4% | rising |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 457.61 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 453.4 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 104.4% | falling |
| 104 | Oman | 436.79 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Thailand | 435.63 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 426.74 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Pakistan | 419.56 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 108 | Kuwait | 411.85 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15,692.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 407.74 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 110 | Cambodia | 406.77 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Lebanon | 403.03 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,118.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 402.81 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Puerto Rico | 398.73 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 269.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | 391.04 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 115 | India | 379 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Nepal | 375.37 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Gabon | 362.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 118 | Barbados | 354.01 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 885.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 352.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 120 | Macao | 333.21 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 327.96 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 87.0% | falling |
| 122 | Samoa | 321.06 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 114.1% | rising |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 319.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 304.83 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Angola | 303.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominica | 300.61 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 289.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16,669.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Morocco | 277.38 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Egypt | 270.18 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 130 | Ghana | 255.32 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 246.32 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Philippines | 245.75 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 133 | Iran | 244.11 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 134 | Indonesia | 237.08 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 135 | United States Virgin Islands | 233.34 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Sudan | 233.31 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Mongolia | 230.3 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 211.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Moldova | 230.3 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 180.4% | rising |
| 139 | Kenya | 219.7 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 140 | Jamaica | 218.37 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 141 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 214.76 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | American Samoa | 213.71 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 211.36 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea | 205.36 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 461.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 198.75 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 113.8% | falling |
| 146 | Myanmar | 190.64 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 147 | Cameroon | 182.32 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 148 | Congo | 180.01 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 149 | Bermuda | 154.66 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 150 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 145.69 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 151 | Maldives | 113.68 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 370.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Uganda | 112.77 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 105.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 97.7 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 155 | Tonga | 95.98 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritania | 90.92 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Senegal | 81.61 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Malawi | 80.81 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 159 | Kiribati | 74.34 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Tunisia | 72.88 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Cuba | 71.04 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 162 | Palestine | 70.97 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 62.42 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Bahrain | 62.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 716.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Djibouti | 59.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 55.63 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Liberia | 55.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Nigeria | 54.77 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 61.4% | falling |
| 169 | Iraq | 52.78 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Hong Kong | 52.6 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 862.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahamas | 49.84 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Guyana | 48.13 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Mali | 47.39 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.31 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Tanzania | 42.44 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 176 | Rwanda | 39.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Syria | 35.67 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Madagascar | 32.22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 27.17 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 180 | Burundi | 26.34 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 181 | Togo | 24.98 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 23.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Algeria | 22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Brunei | 21.61 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 20.17 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 186 | Yemen | 14.54 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 4,294.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Eritrea | 14.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Haiti | 13.59 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 56.6% | falling |
| 189 | Bangladesh | 12.58 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 190 | Burkina Faso | 12.31 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 12.21 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.63 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Somalia | 4.73 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Botswana | 3.97 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Benin | 2.77 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Libya | 1.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Turkmenistan | 1.33 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Niger | 1.11 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Chad | 0.9853 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 200 | South Sudan | 0.8373 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Lesotho | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 201 | Falkland Islands | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.