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Share of electricity generated by fossil fuels

% · higher is better · 203 countries

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  1. 1Bangladesh97.9%
  2. 2Kuwait97.8%
  3. 3Tunisia96%
  4. 4Qatar95.9%
  5. 5Oman95.5%
  6. 6Singapore94.5%
  7. 7Iran, Islamic Rep.94.3%
  8. 8Puerto Rico (US)93.6%
  9. 9Mongolia91.6%
  10. 10Moldova88.8%
  11. 11Azerbaijan87.9%
  12. 12Egypt, Arab Rep.87%
  13. 13Taiwan86.6%
  14. 14Kazakhstan85.1%
  15. 15Malta84%
  16. 16Thailand83.4%
  17. 17Israel83.1%
  18. 18South Africa82.2%
  19. 19Uzbekistan80.6%
  20. 20Malaysia79.3%
  21. 21Philippines76.7%
  22. 22Dominican Republic76.2%
  23. 23Morocco76%
  24. 24Mexico74.1%
  25. 25India73.3%
  26. 26Cyprus72.3%
  27. 27Serbia72.2%
  28. 28Nigeria68.7%
  29. 29Poland68.5%
  30. 30Japan67.3%
  31. 31Russian Federation64.3%
  32. 32Bolivia63.9%
  33. 33Australia61.4%
  34. 34Korea, Rep.60%
  35. 35Cambodia59.1%
  36. 36Belarus58.6%
  37. 37Argentina58.4%
  38. 38China58.3%
  39. 39United States57%
  40. 40Turkiye56.7%
  41. 41Bosnia and Herzegovina56.4%
  42. 42Viet Nam54.6%
  43. 43North Macedonia52.8%
  44. 44Ireland51.9%
  45. 45Italy51.2%
  46. 46Greece50.3%
  47. 47Netherlands45.8%
  48. 48Pakistan45.1%
  49. 49Germany40.9%
  50. 50Czechia40.8%
  51. 51Estonia40.4%
  52. 52Sri Lanka38.4%
  53. 53Peru36.4%
  54. 54United Kingdom35.6%
  55. 55Armenia34.1%
  56. 56Chile33.6%
  57. 57Romania32.5%
  58. 58Bulgaria28.1%
  59. 59Belgium28%
  60. 60Latvia27%
  61. 61Spain25.4%
  62. 62Hungary24.7%
  63. 63Montenegro24.4%
  64. 64Croatia23.7%
  65. 65Canada23%
  66. 66Colombia23%
  67. 67Lithuania22.4%
  68. 68Slovenia21.1%
  69. 69Ecuador20.6%
  70. 70Georgia20.4%
  71. 71Portugal19%
  72. 72Austria16.4%
  73. 73Kyrgyz Republic15.3%
  74. 74Slovak Republic14.8%
  75. 75El Salvador13.5%
  76. 76New Zealand11.5%
  77. 77Brazil11.3%
  78. 78Kenya10%
  79. 79Denmark8.8%
  80. 80Luxembourg8.4%
  81. 81Tajikistan5.6%
  82. 82France5.1%
  83. 83Finland3.7%
  84. 84Switzerland2.3%
  85. 85Uruguay2.2%
  86. 86Sweden1.2%
  87. 87Norway1%
  88. 88Ethiopia0%
  89. 88Paraguay0%
  90. 88Costa Rica0%

Share of electricity generated by fossil fuels