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Electricity from wind and solar share of each country’s generation

Wind and solar made 15% of the world’s electricity in 2024. 19 of 193 countries got 30% or more of theirs from them.

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

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Summary

Wind and solar made 15% of the world’s electricity in 2024, 1.6 percentage points more than in 2023. The highest: Denmark 69%, Lithuania 65% and Luxembourg 55%.

193 countries and territories have a figure for 2024.

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

Countries and territories with data

Every country and territory with a figure for 2024, with 2023 for comparison.
Denmark69%68%+1.1 pts
Lithuania65%61%+4.2 pts
Luxembourg55%56%−1.1 pts
Cook Islands50%50%0.0 pts
Portugal45%40%+5.7 pts
Netherlands45%41%+4.3 pts
Germany43%40%+2.7 pts
Spain43%40%+2.4 pts
Uruguay43%41%+1.8 pts
Greece42%41%+1.0 pts
Ireland41%40%+1.1 pts
Palestine39%40%−0.6 pts
Namibia37%28%+8.5 pts
Djibouti35%35%0.0 pts
United Kingdom35%33%+1.6 pts
Chile35%31%+3.8 pts
Estonia34%24%+9.4 pts
Cabo Verde31%28%+2.8 pts
Lebanon30%22%+7.7 pts
Australia30%28%+1.5 pts
Belgium30%28%+1.4 pts
Hungary26%21%+4.6 pts
Sweden26%22%+3.4 pts
Finland26%19%+6.6 pts
Poland25%21%+4.0 pts
Kiribati25%25%0.0 pts
Jordan24%22%+2.1 pts
Brazil24%21%+3.1 pts
Croatia23%17%+5.6 pts
Cyprus23%20%+3.3 pts
Morocco22%20%+2.0 pts
Austria22%21%+1.0 pts
El Salvador22%23%−1.0 pts
Italy22%21%+1.0 pts
Kenya21%20%+1.1 pts
Somalia21%19%+1.9 pts
Nauru20%0%+20.0 pts
Samoa19%13%+5.4 pts
Romania19%17%+1.5 pts
China18%16%+2.7 pts
Togo18%15%+2.8 pts
Türkiye18%16%+1.9 pts
Bulgaria18%13%+5.4 pts
United States17%16%+1.7 pts
Aruba17%17%0.0 pts
North Macedonia17%7.7%+9.1 pts
Seychelles16%15%+1.4 pts
Democratic Republic of the Congo16%14%+1.7 pts
Honduras15%14%+1.6 pts
Pakistan15%10%+4.8 pts
Malta15%13%+1.9 pts
Vietnam15%15%−0.4 pts
Panama15%13%+1.1 pts
Senegal14%12%+2.5 pts
Tonga14%14%0.0 pts
Israel14%12%+2.0 pts
Argentina13%12%+1.2 pts
Latvia13%8%+5.1 pts
Nicaragua13%13%0.0 pts
France13%14%−1.2 pts
Mauritania13%11%+1.1 pts
Costa Rica12%13%−1.4 pts
Mexico12%11%+0.5 pts
South Africa12%11%+0.6 pts
Dominican Republic12%10%+1.4 pts
Sri Lanka12%11%+0.5 pts
Yemen11%10%+1.1 pts
Afghanistan11%9.3%+1.8 pts
Eritrea11%10%+0.9 pts
India11%10%+0.7 pts
New Zealand11%9%+1.6 pts
Japan11%11%+0.1 pts
Montenegro9.9%7.9%+2.0 pts
Armenia9.7%8.9%+0.8 pts
Norway9.6%9.3%+0.3 pts
New Caledonia9.6%8.7%+0.9 pts
Sierra Leone9.5%9.5%0.0 pts
Solomon Islands9.1%9.1%0.0 pts
Barbados9%8.2%+0.8 pts
Jamaica8.9%8.4%+0.6 pts
Taiwan8.9%6.9%+2.0 pts
Saint Kitts and Nevis8.7%4.5%+4.2 pts
Canada8.7%7.4%+1.2 pts
Guam8.6%7.8%+0.8 pts
French Polynesia8.3%7%+1.3 pts
United Arab Emirates8.2%8.7%−0.5 pts
Mongolia8.2%8.4%−0.3 pts
Antigua and Barbuda8.1%5.6%+2.6 pts
Slovenia7.7%6.4%+1.3 pts
Switzerland7.4%6.8%+0.6 pts
Maldives7.1%7.1%0.0 pts
Cambodia6.9%6%+0.9 pts
South Korea6.6%5.9%+0.7 pts
Burkina Faso6.5%5.3%+1.2 pts
Bolivia6.5%6.3%+0.2 pts
Uzbekistan5.9%1.3%+4.6 pts
Czechia5.9%4.7%+1.1 pts
Thailand5.8%4.4%+1.4 pts
Puerto Rico5.7%5.1%+0.6 pts
American Samoa5.6%0%+5.6 pts
Kosovo5.5%6.5%−1.0 pts
Kazakhstan5.3%5%+0.4 pts
Mauritius5.3%4.9%+0.4 pts
Egypt5.2%4.9%+0.3 pts
Peru5.1%4.6%+0.6 pts
Moldova5.1%4.4%+0.7 pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina5%3.6%+1.4 pts
Eswatini4.9%4.5%+0.4 pts
Oman4.9%4.9%0.0 pts
Tunisia4.4%3.9%+0.5 pts
Cayman Islands4.2%2.9%+1.4 pts
Guatemala4.1%3.9%+0.2 pts
Madagascar4.1%3.2%+0.9 pts
Albania4.1%3.3%+0.7 pts
Colombia4%––
Benin4%3%+1.0 pts
Qatar3.8%3.3%+0.5 pts
Serbia3.8%2.8%+0.9 pts
Turks and Caicos Islands3.7%0%+3.7 pts
Rwanda3.5%3.6%−0.1 pts
Niger3.2%2.1%+1.1 pts
Malaysia3%2.2%+0.8 pts
Ethiopia2.9%3.4%−0.4 pts
Uganda2.9%2.6%+0.3 pts
Philippines2.9%2.7%+0.2 pts
Mali2.9%2.5%+0.4 pts
Angola2.8%2.5%+0.3 pts
Chad2.7%2.8%−0.1 pts
Saint Lucia2.5%2.5%0.0 pts
Saudi Arabia2.4%1.1%+1.3 pts
Slovakia2.3%2.1%+0.3 pts
Kuwait2.2%2.1%+0.1 pts
Singapore2.1%1.6%+0.5 pts
Belize2.1%2.2%−0.1 pts
South Sudan1.8%1.8%0.0 pts
Liberia1.8%0%+1.8 pts
Cuba1.6%1.4%+0.2 pts
Guyana1.4%1.4%0.0 pts
Bangladesh1.2%1.1%+0.1 pts
Nepal1.2%1%+0.1 pts
Sudan1.1%1%+0.1 pts
Algeria1%0.9%+0.1 pts
Belarus1%1%0.0 pts
Bahamas0.9%0.9%0.0 pts
Fiji0.9%0.9%0.0 pts
Zambia0.9%0.8%+0.1 pts
Georgia0.9%0.8%0.0 pts
Ecuador0.8%0.7%+0.1 pts
Guinea0.7%0.8%0.0 pts
Ghana0.7%0.6%+0.1 pts
North Korea0.6%0.6%+0.1 pts
Russia0.6%0.6%0.0 pts
Hong Kong0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Azerbaijan0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Suriname0.6%0.6%0.0 pts
Myanmar0.6%0.5%0.0 pts
Cameroon0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Malawi0.5%0.5%0.0 pts
Iran0.5%0.5%+0.1 pts
Tanzania0.5%0.3%+0.2 pts
Mozambique0.4%0.4%+0.1 pts
Syria0.4%0.4%0.0 pts
Zimbabwe0.4%0.3%+0.1 pts
Indonesia0.4%0.3%+0.1 pts
Nigeria0.3%0.3%+0.1 pts
Botswana0.3%0.3%0.0 pts
Iraq0.3%0.3%0.0 pts
Bahrain0.3%0.2%0.0 pts
Papua New Guinea0.2%0.2%0.0 pts
Côte d'Ivoire0.2%0.2%0.0 pts
Republic of the Congo0.2%0.2%0.0 pts
Brunei0.2%0%+0.2 pts
Laos0.2%0.2%0.0 pts
Iceland0.1%0.1%+0.1 pts
Trinidad and Tobago0.1%0.1%0.0 pts
Venezuela<0.1%<0.1%0.0 pts
Libya<0.1%<0.1%0.0 pts
Burundi0%0%0.0 pts
Bhutan0%0%0.0 pts
Gabon0%0%0.0 pts
Gambia0%0%0.0 pts
Guinea-Bissau0%0%0.0 pts
Equatorial Guinea0%0%0.0 pts
Grenada0%0%0.0 pts
Greenland0%0%0.0 pts
Haiti0%0%0.0 pts
Kyrgyzstan0%0%0.0 pts
Macao0%0%0.0 pts
Montserrat0%0%0.0 pts
Paraguay0%0%0.0 pts
Tajikistan0%0%0.0 pts
Turkmenistan0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0%0%0.0 pts

Source: Ember2023 and 2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

World power mix

Electricity generated in 2024 by source, in terawatt-hours.
SourceTWhShare
Coal10,65234%
Gas and oil7,79025%
Hydro4,46314%
Nuclear2,7758.9%
Wind2,5068.1%
Solar2,1617%
Bioenergy and other7242.3%
Total generated31,071100%

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

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