Share of low carbon energy vs gdp by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
84.71
Iceland
Lowest
0.0024
Turkmenistan
Median
13.25
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,680
What the numbers show
Share of low carbon energy vs gdp is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 84.71 in Iceland; the lowest is 0.0024 in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.25, and the mean is 16.9.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35,841.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 96,055.5%), and the largest decrease in Chinese Taipei (down 53.8%).
Share of low carbon energy vs gdp: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 84.71 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Sweden | 63.07 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 58.47 | 2025 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 55.38 | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Norway | 53.09 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 6 | New Zealand | 50.46 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 43.38 | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 8 | Slovak Republic | 38.02 | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 37.68 | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 36.81 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 33.95 | 2025 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 33.53 | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Czechia | 29.81 | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Hungary | 27.89 | 2025 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 27.78 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 25.58 | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 24.68 | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 24.59 | 2025 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 21.95 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 21.12 | 2025 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 19.89 | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 19.87 | 2025 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 19.13 | 2025 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 19 | 2025 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Korea | 18.73 | 2025 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 18.6 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 18.37 | 2025 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 18.28 | 2025 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | 17.56 | 2025 | up 188.9% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 17.21 | 2025 | up 6,750.8% | volatile |
| 31 | United States | 16.83 | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 15.47 | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 15.18 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 15.17 | 2025 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Germany | 15.17 | 2025 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 14.37 | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 37 | Japan | 14.32 | 2025 | up 201.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Türkiye | 14.1 | 2025 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Ireland | 14.01 | 2025 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 13.48 | 2025 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela | 13.02 | 2025 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 12.98 | 2025 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 43 | China (People’s Republic of) | 12.45 | 2025 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 12.37 | 2025 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 12 | 2025 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 11.99 | 2025 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 11.79 | 2025 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 11.68 | 2025 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 10.36 | 2025 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Russia | 10.18 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 9.64 | 2025 | up 151.5% | volatile |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 9.53 | 2025 | up 38,640.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Poland | 8.33 | 2025 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Australia | 7.89 | 2025 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | 7.83 | 2025 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Mexico | 7.09 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 57 | India | 7.01 | 2025 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 58 | Cyprus | 6.16 | 2025 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Israel | 5.44 | 2025 | up 843.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Malaysia | 4.74 | 2025 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 61 | South Africa | 4.73 | 2025 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 62 | USSR | 4.39 | 1984 | up 134.3% | rising |
| 63 | Chinese Taipei | 4.26 | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Morocco | 4.17 | 2025 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 3.09 | 2025 | up 87.9% | falling |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 2.84 | 2025 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 1.99 | 2025 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 1.93 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 69 | Hong Kong (China) | 1.15 | 2025 | up 474.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Oman | 1.05 | 2025 | up 96,055.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Iran | 0.8613 | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 72 | Qatar | 0.6256 | 2025 | up 911.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5918 | 2025 | up 39,324.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 0.4619 | 2025 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 0.4342 | 2025 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Singapore | 0.4079 | 2025 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0975 | 2025 | up 3,354.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Algeria | 0.0864 | 2025 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Kuwait | 0.0193 | 2025 | up 1,678.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 0.0024 | 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.