Electricity generation from low-carbon sources by country
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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
209
Highest
4,408 terawatt-hours
China
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
2.91 terawatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
7,081
What the numbers show
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 4,408 terawatt-hours in China; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.91 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 64.71 terawatt-hours.
Over the past decade 149 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 20,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4,408 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 1,944 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 665.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 554.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 540.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 502.23 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 425.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 336.82 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 295.74 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 10 | South Korea | 249.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 214.88 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 188.3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Sweden | 168.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Norway | 159.2 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 153.07 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Vietnam | 140.79 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 129.11 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 110.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 208.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Pakistan | 107.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 92.59 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Ukraine | 80.48 terawatt-hours | 2022 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 79.29 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 73.09 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 311.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela | 73.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 69.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 67.21 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 63.72 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 63.52 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 61.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 58.74 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 56.25 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 18,045.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 54.59 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 52.49 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 45.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 44.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 43.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 41.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Portugal | 41.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Laos | 40.13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Taiwan | 38.55 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 38.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 42 | New Zealand | 38.37 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 33.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 33.37 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 31.98 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 31.2 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Denmark | 30.36 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 30.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 29.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 28.96 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | 28.7 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 27.3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 24.78 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 23.28 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 55 | Iran | 22.56 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Belarus | 19.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 5,550.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Iceland | 19.05 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 18.38 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 59 | Zambia | 17.25 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 60 | North Korea | 17.17 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 16.8 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 146.3% | rising |
| 62 | Mozambique | 16.51 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 63 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15.92 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 64 | Israel | 13.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,039.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.37 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 66 | Nigeria | 13.01 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 12.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 12.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 69 | Sudan | 11.77 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovenia | 11.71 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 71 | Uruguay | 11.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 72 | Angola | 11.49 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Croatia | 11.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 74 | Nepal | 11.13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Bhutan | 11 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 10.79 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 10.75 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 10.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 10.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Myanmar | 10.39 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Serbia | 10.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 9.82 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 19,540.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Panama | 9.13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 8.79 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 85 | Albania | 8.34 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 86 | Cambodia | 7.26 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 6.92 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 88 | Lithuania | 6.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 310.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Armenia | 6.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.29 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 5.86 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 92 | Jordan | 5.7 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 8,042.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Uganda | 5.64 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 94 | El Salvador | 5.59 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 5.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 280.3% | rising |
| 96 | Cameroon | 5.31 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bolivia | 4.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia | 4.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 99 | Estonia | 3.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 3.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 101 | Singapore | 3.3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 3.22 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 104 | Guinea | 3.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 621.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Tanzania | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 2.82 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 107 | Iraq | 2.43 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Oman | 2.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Lebanon | 2.34 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,014.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 2.28 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,653.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 176.2% | rising |
| 112 | Kuwait | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 20,600.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Montenegro | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 115 | Reunion | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 116 | Cyprus | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 310.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 297.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Mali | 1.16 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 123 | Algeria | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 312.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Madagascar | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 125 | Gabon | 0.92 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 0.92 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 127 | Tunisia | 0.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Syria | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 0.86 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 0.84 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 0.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 268.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Cuba | 0.78 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 133 | Fiji | 0.73 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 134 | Moldova | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 135 | French Guiana | 0.64 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 136 | Jamaica | 0.62 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritius | 0.61 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 138 | Eswatini | 0.59 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 138 | Yemen | 0.59 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 5,800.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Rwanda | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Greenland | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 142 | Mauritania | 0.47 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Belize | 0.41 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Hong Kong | 0.39 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 875.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Palestine | 0.39 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Burundi | 0.37 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 148 | Liberia | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 0.25 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 151 | Macao | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 152 | Faroe Islands | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 153 | Togo | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Aruba | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Guam | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Haiti | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 77.8% | falling |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | Bahrain | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Barbados | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Seychelles | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Somalia | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Djibouti | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Samoa | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 166 | Maldives | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Eritrea | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Benin | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Guyana | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Niger | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahamas | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Chad | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 173 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Cook Islands | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | American Samoa | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Bermuda | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Brunei | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Botswana | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Kiribati | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Libya | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Nauru | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | South Sudan | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Turkmenistan | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Comoros | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 196 | Gibraltar | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Gambia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Grenada | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Lesotho | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 196 | East Timor | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | British Virgin Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 196 | Western Sahara | 0 terawatt-hours | 2009 | — | flat |
| 196 | Montserrat | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Niue | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 196 | Falkland Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Helena | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 196 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.