28 rankings · data to 2025
World energy rankings
Which countries lead on solar, wind, nuclear or clean power? Which grids are dirtiest, and who is cutting coal fastest? Each ranking comes with a full sortable table, a top-15 chart, leaders by continent and a plain-English explanation of the metric.
Clean power
Countries by Share of Renewable Electricity
1. Albania 100%
2. Bhutan 100%
3. Costa Rica 100%
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Countries by Solar Power Share of Electricity 1. Namibia 35.4%
2. Luxembourg 30.5%
3. Lebanon 30%
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Countries by Wind Power Share of Electricity 1. Denmark 57.7%
2. Lithuania 44.9%
3. Uruguay 40.6%
156 countries ranked →
Countries by Hydropower Share of Electricity 1. Bhutan 100%
2. Paraguay 99.5%
3. Nepal 98.8%
155 countries ranked →
Countries by Nuclear Power Share of Electricity 1. France 68.8%
2. Slovakia 66.4%
3. Ukraine 55.8%
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Countries by Low-Carbon Electricity Share 1. Albania 100%
2. Bhutan 100%
3. Costa Rica 100%
158 countries ranked →
Countries by Solar Electricity Generation (TWh) 1. China 1,175 TWh
2. United States 388.82 TWh
3. India 195.99 TWh
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Countries by Wind Electricity Generation (TWh) 1. China 1,135.4 TWh
2. United States 464.39 TWh
3. Germany 136.03 TWh
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Solar Power per Capita by Country 1. Australia 2,079 kWh
2. Netherlands 1,553 kWh
3. Israel 1,395 kWh
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Wind Power per Capita by Country 1. Finland 4,015 kWh
2. Sweden 3,650 kWh
3. Denmark 3,200 kWh
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Countries by Nuclear Electricity Generation (TWh) 1. United States 784.8 TWh
2. China 487.6 TWh
3. France 392.1 TWh
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Fossil fuels
Countries Most Dependent on Coal for Electricity
1. Botswana 98.3%
2. Mongolia 85.8%
3. South Africa 81.4%
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Countries by Natural Gas Share of Electricity 1. Turkmenistan 100%
2. Bahrain 99.7%
3. Trinidad and Tobago 99.5%
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Countries by Fossil Fuel Share of Primary Energy 1. Turkmenistan 100%
2. Trinidad and Tobago 100%
3. Kuwait 99.9%
79 countries ranked →
Countries by Coal Power Generation (TWh) 1. China 5,751.6 TWh
2. India 1,474.2 TWh
3. United States 737.2 TWh
84 countries ranked →
Emissions
Cleanest Electricity Grids in the World (Carbon Intensity)
1. Ethiopia 23 gCO₂/kWh
2. Bhutan 24 gCO₂/kWh
3. Costa Rica 24 gCO₂/kWh
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Most Carbon-Intensive Electricity Grids by Country 1. Turkmenistan 1,306 gCO₂/kWh
2. Uzbekistan 1,000 gCO₂/kWh
3. Bahrain 902 gCO₂/kWh
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Countries by Power Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1. China 5,559.9 MtCO₂e
2. United States 1,737.4 MtCO₂e
3. India 1,395 MtCO₂e
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Consumption
Electricity Generation per Capita by Country
1. Iceland 48,424 kWh
2. Norway 28,598 kWh
3. Bahrain 23,615 kWh
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Primary Energy Consumption per Capita by Country 1. Qatar 214,520 kWh
2. Singapore 180,700 kWh
3. Bahrain 164,930 kWh
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Countries by Total Electricity Generation (TWh) 1. China 10,583 TWh
2. United States 4,519.8 TWh
3. India 2,081.6 TWh
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Countries by Primary Energy Consumption (TWh) 1. China 48,987 TWh
2. United States 26,529 TWh
3. India 11,336 TWh
213 countries ranked →
Trends
Fastest-Growing Solar Power Countries (10-Year Change)
1. Namibia +33.4 pp
2. Lebanon +29.9 pp
3. Hungary +26.8 pp
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Fastest-Growing Renewable Electricity Countries (10 Years) 1. Luxembourg +59.5 pp
2. Estonia +44.2 pp
3. Lebanon +42.7 pp
158 countries ranked →
Countries Cutting Coal Power Fastest (10-Year Change) 1. Hong Kong −42.8 pp
2. Israel −42 pp
3. Greece −38.6 pp
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Trade
Infrastructure
About these rankings
How are countries ranked?
Each ranking sorts countries by the latest available value of one indicator from Our World in Data's energy dataset (Ember, Energy Institute, EIA). Share and per-capita rankings exclude systems generating less than 1 TWh a year, and values older than 2020 are dropped so stale data cannot top a list.
Why is my country missing from a ranking?
Either it generates less than 1 TWh of electricity a year (common for small islands), its latest value is older than 2020, or it has no value above zero (nuclear, coal, gas and trade rankings). Its country profile still shows all available data.
How often are rankings updated?
Whenever the underlying datasets are refreshed, typically once or twice a year when Ember and the Energy Institute publish new annual data.