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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.