Countries ranked by solar share of electricity
Namibia ranks first with 35.4%, ahead of Luxembourg (30.5%) and Lebanon (30%). The world figure is 8.7%. 158 countries ranked, latest data 2025.
Solar share is the percentage of a country's total electricity generation that comes from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and concentrated solar power plants, including rooftop systems where they are measured or estimated. It is the fastest-growing power source in the world: global solar generation has roughly doubled every three years for the past decade.
High solar shares are no longer limited to sunny deserts. Several European countries with average irradiance now get a sixth or more of their power from the sun.
Ranking rule. Countries and territories that generate less than 1 TWh of electricity a year (mostly small islands) are left out, because one diesel generator or one solar farm can swing their shares by tens of points. Values older than 2020 are also excluded.
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Leaders by continent
Europe
- Luxembourg30.5%
- Hungary27.3%
- North Macedonia23.8%
North America
- El Salvador20.3%
- Dominican Republic9.9%
- Honduras9.5%
Oceania
- Australia19.6%
- Guam8.6%
- New Caledonia8.3%
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries