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Share of primary energy consumption that comes from low-carbon sources

% · higher is better · 79 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Iceland80.5%
  2. 2Sweden72.2%
  3. 3Norway71.8%
  4. 4Finland63.2%
  5. 5Switzerland56.8%
  6. 6France53.9%
  7. 7Brazil50.6%
  8. 8Austria43.3%
  9. 9Slovenia43%
  10. 10New Zealand42.6%
  11. 11Denmark41.7%
  12. 12Portugal39.7%
  13. 13Bulgaria36.7%
  14. 14Slovak Republic36.1%
  15. 15Spain34.2%
  16. 16Canada32.6%
  17. 17Chile32.3%
  18. 18Ukraine30%
  19. 19Latvia29.7%
  20. 20Czechia28.3%
  21. 21Hungary27.8%
  22. 22Croatia27.8%
  23. 23Romania26.7%
  24. 24Peru26.7%
  25. 25United Kingdom26.5%
  26. 26Colombia26.1%
  27. 27Venezuela, RB25.8%
  28. 28Ecuador25.4%
  29. 29Germany24%
  30. 30Lithuania23.4%
  31. 31Belgium23.4%
  32. 32Sri Lanka23.2%
  33. 33Ireland22.2%
  34. 34Viet Nam21.5%
  35. 35Greece21.1%
  36. 36Italy20.9%
  37. 37Turkiye19.8%
  38. 38China19.7%
  39. 39United States19.7%
  40. 40Netherlands19.1%
  41. 41Pakistan18.8%
  42. 42Estonia17.9%
  43. 43Korea, Rep.17.5%
  44. 44Argentina17.4%
  45. 45Japan17%
  46. 46North Macedonia16%
  47. 47Australia14.7%
  48. 48Luxembourg14.3%
  49. 49Belarus13.2%
  50. 50Poland13%
  51. 51Philippines12.8%
  52. 52Russian Federation11.8%
  53. 53Indonesia11%
  54. 54Cyprus10.8%
  55. 55India10.3%
  56. 56Israel9.8%
  57. 57Mexico9.6%
  58. 58United Arab Emirates9%
  59. 59Morocco8.7%
  60. 60Taiwan8.6%
  61. 61Malaysia8.3%
  62. 62Thailand7.4%
  63. 63Egypt, Arab Rep.5.8%
  64. 64Kazakhstan5.1%
  65. 65South Africa5%
  66. 66Uzbekistan4.6%
  67. 67Azerbaijan4.3%
  68. 68Iran, Islamic Rep.1.9%
  69. 69Oman1.1%
  70. 70Bangladesh1.1%
  71. 71Hong Kong SAR, China1%
  72. 72Qatar0.81%
  73. 73Saudi Arabia0.73%
  74. 74Iraq0.58%
  75. 75Singapore0.55%
  76. 76Algeria0.24%
  77. 77Kuwait0.08%
  78. 78Trinidad and Tobago0.01%
  79. 79Turkmenistan0.01%

Share of primary energy consumption that comes from low-carbon sources