Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources by country
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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
208
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
0.0%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
35.2%
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
6,483
What the numbers show
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 0.0% in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.2%, and the mean is 41.8%.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 15,186.1%), and the largest decrease in Falkland Islands (down 100.0%).
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Norway | 99.0% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 98.8% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Uruguay | 97.8% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 97.7% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | Namibia | 97.6% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Uganda | 97.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 17 | Eswatini | 96.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 96.3% | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 95.6% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 95.2% | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 94.9% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 94.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 91.2% | 2025 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela | 91.1% | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 90.0% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 88.7% | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 28 | New Zealand | 88.5% | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 29 | Zambia | 87.5% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Belize | 87.2% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 86.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 86.5% | 2025 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 85.2% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.7% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Austria | 83.6% | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 36 | Mozambique | 83.4% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 37 | Greenland | 83.3% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 81.0% | 2025 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 39 | Sudan | 79.7% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 40 | Georgia | 79.6% | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 41 | Ecuador | 79.4% | 2025 | up 55.4% | flat |
| 42 | Slovenia | 78.9% | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania | 77.6% | 2025 | up 95.4% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 77.0% | 2025 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 45 | Canada | 77.0% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 46 | Laos | 76.7% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 76.3% | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 75.6% | 2025 | up 52.2% | flat |
| 49 | Burundi | 75.5% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 50 | Hungary | 75.3% | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 51 | Guinea | 75.2% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 74.6% | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 53 | Angola | 73.7% | 2024 | up 39.5% | flat |
| 54 | Cameroon | 73.1% | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 55 | Latvia | 73.0% | 2025 | up 45.6% | falling |
| 56 | Ukraine | 72.2% | 2022 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 72.0% | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 71.9% | 2025 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 59 | Guatemala | 68.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 68.0% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 61 | Romania | 67.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 66.4% | 2025 | up 53.6% | falling |
| 63 | Armenia | 65.9% | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 64 | French Guiana | 65.3% | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 64.4% | 2025 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Peru | 63.6% | 2025 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 67 | Fiji | 63.5% | 2024 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 68 | North Korea | 63.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 62.4% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 61.6% | 2025 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 71 | Estonia | 59.6% | 2025 | up 287.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 59.2% | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 73 | Germany | 59.1% | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 57.1% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 75 | Reunion | 56.7% | 2023 | up 49.4% | falling |
| 76 | Honduras | 55.4% | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 77 | Pakistan | 54.9% | 2025 | up 46.5% | flat |
| 78 | Liberia | 54.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Netherlands | 54.2% | 2025 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Suriname | 52.9% | 2024 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 81 | Cook Islands | 50.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 49.7% | 2025 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Rwanda | 49.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 84 | Italy | 48.8% | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 86 | Myanmar | 47.9% | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 47.2% | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 88 | Faroe Islands | 46.9% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 89 | Vietnam | 45.4% | 2025 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 90 | Lebanon | 43.8% | 2024 | up 3,649.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | 43.8% | 2024 | up 89.6% | falling |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.6% | 2025 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 93 | Turkey | 43.3% | 2025 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 94 | United States | 43.0% | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 42.4% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 96 | China | 41.7% | 2025 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 97 | Argentina | 41.6% | 2025 | up 45.9% | falling |
| 98 | Belarus | 41.4% | 2025 | up 4,053.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 40.9% | 2025 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 100 | South Korea | 40.0% | 2025 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 101 | Palestine | 39.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Australia | 38.6% | 2025 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Ghana | 36.2% | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 104 | Bolivia | 36.1% | 2025 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 105 | Russia | 35.7% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 106 | Gabon | 35.4% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 108 | Djibouti | 35.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | French Polynesia | 34.7% | 2024 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 110 | Tanzania | 32.9% | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 111 | Japan | 32.7% | 2025 | up 112.5% | falling |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 31.7% | 2024 | up 11,829.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Poland | 31.5% | 2025 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Nigeria | 31.3% | 2025 | up 60.6% | falling |
| 115 | Cape Verde | 30.8% | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Macao | 30.8% | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | 29.6% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 118 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.9% | 2024 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 119 | Serbia | 27.8% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 120 | Cyprus | 27.7% | 2025 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 26.9% | 2024 | up 131.5% | falling |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.8% | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 123 | India | 26.7% | 2025 | up 51.9% | falling |
| 124 | Mexico | 25.9% | 2025 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 126 | Kiribati | 25.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 25.0% | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Jordan | 24.1% | 2024 | up 6,185.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Morocco | 24.0% | 2025 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 23.8% | 2025 | up 201.8% | rising |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 23.7% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 132 | Philippines | 23.3% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 133 | Mauritania | 22.7% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 134 | Somalia | 20.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Congo | 20.9% | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 136 | Malaysia | 20.7% | 2025 | up 107.5% | falling |
| 137 | Nauru | 20.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Senegal | 19.8% | 2024 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 139 | Mali | 19.5% | 2024 | down 66.5% | rising |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | 19.4% | 2025 | up 63.1% | falling |
| 141 | Haiti | 18.6% | 2024 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Indonesia | 18.1% | 2024 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 143 | Mauritius | 17.9% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 144 | South Africa | 17.8% | 2025 | up 137.8% | rising |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 17.2% | 2024 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 146 | Aruba | 17.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Israel | 16.9% | 2025 | up 791.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Thailand | 16.6% | 2025 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 150 | Seychelles | 15.9% | 2024 | up 614.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 14.9% | 2025 | up 44.1% | flat |
| 152 | Tonga | 14.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Taiwan | 13.4% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 154 | Dominica | 13.3% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3% | 2024 | up 86.7% | falling |
| 156 | Egypt | 13.0% | 2025 | up 51.6% | falling |
| 157 | Jamaica | 12.6% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 12.1% | 2025 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 159 | Yemen | 11.2% | 2024 | up 8,508.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Moldova | 11.2% | 2025 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 161 | Eritrea | 11.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.1% | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 9.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Barbados | 9.0% | 2024 | up 827.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.7% | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Guam | 8.6% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Mongolia | 8.4% | 2025 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Maldives | 7.1% | 2024 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 6.4% | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Iran | 5.7% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 172 | American Samoa | 5.6% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Singapore | 5.5% | 2025 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Chad | 5.4% | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Oman | 4.5% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Cayman Islands | 4.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Qatar | 4.1% | 2025 | up 1,199.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Tunisia | 4.0% | 2025 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Cuba | 4.0% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 180 | Benin | 4.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Syria | 3.5% | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 183 | Niger | 3.2% | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 184 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Guyana | 2.9% | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Kuwait | 2.2% | 2025 | up 15,186.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2% | 2024 | up 14,077.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Bangladesh | 2.1% | 2025 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 190 | South Sudan | 1.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Bermuda | 1.6% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 192 | Iraq | 1.6% | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Algeria | 1.1% | 2024 | up 174.8% | falling |
| 194 | Hong Kong | 1.0% | 2024 | up 934.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Bahamas | 0.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Botswana | 0.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Bahrain | 0.3% | 2024 | up 618.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Brunei | 0.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Libya | 0.0% | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 202 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 202 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 202 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 202 | East Timor | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Western Sahara | 0.0% | 2009 | — | flat |
| 202 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 202 | Falkland Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Saint Helena | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% | 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 as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.