Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy by country

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.

Countries reporting
77
Highest
84.7%
Iceland
Lowest
0.0%
Turkmenistan
Median
13.5%
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,680

What the numbers show

Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 84.7% in Iceland; the lowest is 0.0% in Turkmenistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.5%, and the mean is 17.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35,841.

Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 96,055.5%), and the largest decrease in Taiwan (down 53.8%).

Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iceland 84.7% 2025 down 0.8% rising
2 Sweden 63.1% 2025 up 1.3% rising
3 Finland 58.5% 2025 up 39.4% volatile
4 France 55.4% 2025 up 8.8% volatile
5 Norway 53.1% 2025 up 15.5% rising
6 New Zealand 50.5% 2025 up 23.0% rising
7 Switzerland 43.4% 2025 up 5.1% rising
8 Slovakia 38.0% 2025 up 21.4% volatile
9 Brazil 37.7% 2025 up 36.3% rising
10 Slovenia 36.8% 2025 up 15.8% rising
11 Denmark 33.9% 2025 up 98.1% volatile
12 Bulgaria 33.5% 2025 up 26.4% volatile
13 Czechia 29.8% 2025 up 36.2% volatile
14 Hungary 27.9% 2025 up 23.9% volatile
15 Ukraine 27.8% 2025 up 4.8% rising
16 Spain 25.6% 2025 up 24.2% rising
17 Austria 24.7% 2025 up 27.7% rising
18 Portugal 24.6% 2025 up 71.3% rising
19 Canada 21.9% 2025 down 4.0% rising
20 United Kingdom 21.1% 2025 up 27.8% volatile
21 Latvia 19.9% 2025 up 65.8% rising
22 Romania 19.9% 2025 up 5.8% volatile
23 Philippines 19.1% 2025 down 22.5% volatile
24 Belgium 19.0% 2025 up 15.3% volatile
25 South Korea 18.7% 2025 up 18.4% volatile
26 Colombia 18.6% 2025 up 36.8% rising
27 Chile 18.4% 2025 up 53.5% rising
28 Lithuania 18.3% 2025 up 235.5% volatile
29 Pakistan 17.6% 2025 up 188.9% rising
30 Belarus 17.2% 2025 up 6,750.8% volatile
31 United States 16.8% 2025 up 13.5% rising
32 Italy 15.5% 2025 up 22.4% rising
33 Peru 15.2% 2025 up 15.0% rising
34 Ecuador 15.2% 2025 up 72.1% volatile
35 Germany 15.2% 2025 down 10.3% volatile
36 Croatia 14.4% 2025 up 35.8% rising
37 Japan 14.3% 2025 up 201.1% volatile
38 Turkey 14.1% 2025 up 76.6% volatile
40 Estonia 13.5% 2025 up 170.6% volatile
41 Venezuela 13.0% 2025 up 46.3% volatile
42 North Macedonia 13.0% 2025 up 63.2% rising
43 China 12.5% 2025 up 104.3% volatile
44 Sri Lanka 12.4% 2025 up 52.2% rising
45 Netherlands 12.0% 2025 up 205.3% volatile
46 Argentina 12.0% 2025 up 49.4% rising
47 Vietnam 11.8% 2025 up 43.3% volatile
48 Indonesia 11.7% 2025 up 83.4% volatile
49 Greece 10.4% 2025 up 73.2% volatile
50 Russia 10.2% 2025 up 2.9% rising
52 United Arab Emirates 9.5% 2025 up 38,640.9% volatile
53 Poland 8.3% 2025 up 80.6% volatile
54 Australia 7.9% 2025 up 168.0% volatile
55 Thailand 7.8% 2025 up 62.4% volatile
56 Mexico 7.1% 2025 up 1.5% rising
57 India 7.0% 2025 up 53.0% rising
58 Cyprus 6.2% 2025 up 185.6% volatile
59 Israel 5.4% 2025 up 843.7% volatile
60 Malaysia 4.7% 2025 up 146.2% volatile
61 South Africa 4.7% 2025 up 47.5% volatile
62 Taiwan 4.3% 2025 down 53.8% volatile
63 Morocco 4.2% 2025 up 101.9% volatile
64 Egypt 3.1% 2025 up 87.9% falling
65 Uzbekistan 2.8% 2025 up 119.0% rising
66 Azerbaijan 2.0% 2025 up 75.3% rising
67 Kazakhstan 1.9% 2025 up 26.9% rising
68 Hong Kong 1.2% 2025 up 474.3% volatile
69 Oman 1.1% 2025 up 96,055.5% volatile
70 Iran 0.9% 2025 down 1.8% falling
71 Qatar 0.6% 2025 up 911.8% volatile
72 Saudi Arabia 0.6% 2025 up 39,324.6% volatile
73 Bangladesh 0.5% 2025 up 40.5% volatile
74 Iraq 0.4% 2025 down 20.4% volatile
75 Singapore 0.4% 2025 up 51.8% volatile
76 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 2025 up 3,354.0% volatile
77 Algeria 0.1% 2025 up 140.3% volatile
78 Kuwait 0.0% 2025 up 1,678.9% volatile
79 Turkmenistan 0.0% 2025 down 6.4% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,680 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.