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Share of electricity generated by solar power

% · higher is better · 203 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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Related rankingsElectricity generation — Fuel — Solar (%)Electricity generation — Aggregate fuel — Wind and Solar (%)Share of the population with access to electricityShare of the population with access to electricityNumber of people with access to electricityNumber of people without access to electricityNumber of people without access to electricityShare of the population with access to electricityShare of the population with access to electricityProportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%)Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%)Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

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  1. 1Luxembourg30.5%
  2. 2Hungary27.3%
  3. 3Chile25.1%
  4. 4North Macedonia23.8%
  5. 5Cyprus23.2%
  6. 6Greece22.2%
  7. 7Spain21.8%
  8. 8Netherlands21.1%
  9. 9El Salvador20.3%
  10. 10Australia19.6%
  11. 11Lithuania18.8%
  12. 12Pakistan18.8%
  13. 13Estonia18.5%
  14. 14Bulgaria18.2%
  15. 15Germany17.9%
  16. 16Portugal17.3%
  17. 17Italy16.9%
  18. 18Sri Lanka16.5%
  19. 19Israel16.2%
  20. 20Malta15.5%
  21. 21Belgium14.3%
  22. 22Austria14.1%
  23. 23Denmark13.4%
  24. 24Latvia13.1%
  25. 25Switzerland12.1%
  26. 26Brazil11.8%
  27. 27Poland11.3%
  28. 28China11.1%
  29. 29Armenia11%
  30. 30Cambodia10.6%
  31. 31Turkiye10.5%
  32. 32Slovenia10.4%
  33. 33Dominican Republic9.9%
  34. 34Japan9.8%
  35. 35Romania9.8%
  36. 36India9.4%
  37. 37Croatia8.8%
  38. 38United States8.6%
  39. 39South Africa8%
  40. 40Uzbekistan7.5%
  41. 41Viet Nam7.4%
  42. 42Mexico7.4%
  43. 43United Kingdom6.6%
  44. 44Korea, Rep.6.1%
  45. 45Czechia5.8%
  46. 46Morocco5.8%
  47. 47Montenegro5.7%
  48. 48France5.6%
  49. 49Taiwan5.4%
  50. 50Thailand5.3%
  51. 51Uruguay5.1%
  52. 52Colombia5.1%
  53. 53Puerto Rico (US)4.9%
  54. 54Ireland4.7%
  55. 55Kenya4.6%
  56. 56Oman4.4%
  57. 57Bosnia and Herzegovina4.1%
  58. 58Qatar3.8%
  59. 59Argentina3.4%
  60. 60Egypt, Arab Rep.3.1%
  61. 61Peru3%
  62. 62Bolivia2.9%
  63. 63Singapore2.7%
  64. 64Moldova2.6%
  65. 65Sweden2.6%
  66. 66Tunisia2.5%
  67. 67Philippines2.4%
  68. 68Slovak Republic2.4%
  69. 69Malaysia2.2%
  70. 70Mongolia2.2%
  71. 71Kazakhstan1.6%
  72. 72Canada1.6%
  73. 73Bangladesh1.5%
  74. 74Finland1.2%
  75. 75New Zealand0.85%
  76. 76Belarus0.8%
  77. 77Costa Rica0.7%
  78. 78Serbia0.44%
  79. 79Norway0.33%
  80. 80Nigeria0.31%
  81. 81Russian Federation0.24%
  82. 82Iran, Islamic Rep.0.23%
  83. 83Kuwait0.23%
  84. 84Georgia0.22%
  85. 85Ethiopia0.12%
  86. 86Ecuador0.11%
  87. 87Tajikistan0%
  88. 87Azerbaijan0%
  89. 87Kyrgyz Republic0%
  90. 87Paraguay0%

Share of electricity generated by solar power