Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) by country
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.
Countries reporting
149
Highest
89.2%
Iceland
Lowest
0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
6.7%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,654
What the numbers show
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 89.2% in Iceland; the lowest is 0.0% in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.7%, and the mean is 11.2%.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 34,866.7%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 82.0%).
Alternative and nuclear energy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 89.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 63.6% | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 3 | France | 51.4% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 51.4% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 50.0% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 6 | Laos | 49.6% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 48.0% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 43.4% | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 9 | New Zealand | 41.8% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 37.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 36.8% | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 36.4% | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 33.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | Slovakia | 32.3% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 32.2% | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 29.8% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 26.4% | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 25.5% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.6% | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 20 | Armenia | 24.0% | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 22.5% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 22.2% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 20.9% | 2024 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 24 | Montenegro | 20.6% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 19.2% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 26 | South Korea | 19.0% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 18.8% | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 17.7% | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 17.7% | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 17.5% | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 17.4% | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 17.3% | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 16.9% | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 34 | Turkey | 15.7% | 2024 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 15.7% | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 36 | Panama | 14.9% | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 14.5% | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela | 14.5% | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 39 | United States | 14.3% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 13.8% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 13.5% | 2024 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 42 | Ecuador | 12.9% | 2023 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 12.6% | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 44 | Greece | 12.5% | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Belarus | 12.0% | 2023 | up 23,860.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Japan | 11.8% | 2024 | up 320.4% | falling |
| 47 | Mozambique | 11.7% | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 11.5% | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 49 | Indonesia | 11.4% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 11.3% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 51 | Honduras | 11.2% | 2023 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 10.7% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 10.5% | 2023 | up 34,866.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 10.5% | 2023 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 55 | Suriname | 10.2% | 2023 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 56 | Peru | 10.2% | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 57 | Vietnam | 10.1% | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 58 | Argentina | 9.9% | 2024 | up 61.9% | falling |
| 59 | China | 9.8% | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Netherlands | 9.6% | 2024 | up 298.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Russia | 9.5% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.2% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 63 | Germany | 9.1% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 64 | Nepal | 9.0% | 2023 | up 239.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Zambia | 8.9% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 66 | Ireland | 8.5% | 2024 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 8.2% | 2024 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 68 | North Korea | 7.8% | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 7.7% | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 7.5% | 2023 | up 287.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Cyprus | 7.4% | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia | 7.3% | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 7.2% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 74 | Israel | 6.7% | 2024 | up 209.7% | rising |
| 75 | Australia | 6.7% | 2024 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 6.4% | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 6.4% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 6.2% | 2023 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Angola | 6.1% | 2023 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 6.0% | 2024 | up 331.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Mexico | 6.0% | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 82 | Sudan | 5.4% | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 5.2% | 2023 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Estonia | 5.1% | 2024 | up 419.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Cameroon | 5.0% | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 86 | Morocco | 4.9% | 2023 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Guatemala | 4.2% | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 4.1% | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 89 | India | 4.1% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 90 | Poland | 3.9% | 2024 | up 303.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Malta | 3.8% | 2023 | up 328.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Myanmar | 3.6% | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 3.6% | 2023 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 94 | South Africa | 3.6% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 3.0% | 2024 | up 345.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Congo | 2.9% | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 97 | Curacao | 2.9% | 2023 | up 388.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 2.9% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 99 | Malaysia | 2.9% | 2023 | up 170.8% | rising |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.6% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 101 | Bolivia | 2.6% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 102 | Gabon | 2.5% | 2023 | up 45.6% | falling |
| 103 | Eswatini | 2.4% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 104 | Egypt | 2.2% | 2023 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 105 | Uganda | 2.0% | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 106 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.9% | 2023 | up 306.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.9% | 2023 | up 43.4% | falling |
| 108 | Moldova | 1.8% | 2023 | up 122.5% | rising |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 1.7% | 2023 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 110 | Senegal | 1.6% | 2023 | up 15,700.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Jamaica | 1.5% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 1.5% | 2023 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 1.3% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 114 | Tunisia | 1.2% | 2023 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 1.1% | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 115 | Nigeria | 1.1% | 2023 | up 52.8% | falling |
| 117 | Rwanda | 1.0% | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Iran | 1.0% | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 119 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2023 | up 126.7% | falling |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 121 | Tanzania | 0.9% | 2023 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 122 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 335.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Syria | 0.8% | 2023 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 124 | Yemen | 0.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Oman | 0.7% | 2023 | up 6,500.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Eritrea | 0.4% | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Togo | 0.4% | 2023 | up 310.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Haiti | 0.4% | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Singapore | 0.4% | 2023 | up 3,700.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Qatar | 0.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Cuba | 0.3% | 2023 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 0.3% | 2023 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 135 | South Sudan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 1,050.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Iraq | 0.2% | 2023 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 140 | Benin | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Botswana | 0.1% | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Kuwait | 0.1% | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Niger | 0.1% | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Bahrain | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Chad | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Libya | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.5%
- Other small states 57.6%
- Small states 57.6%
- Euro area 23.4%
- European Union 22.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 22.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 17.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 17.4%
- IDA total 17.4%
- IDA blend 17.4%
- Lower middle income 17.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 17.4%
About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.