Israel vs OECD (EI): Share of primary energy from solar
Israel
4.7%
in 2025
OECD (EI)
1.8%
in 2025
Israel rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Israel
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4.7% against 1.8% in OECD (EI), a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Israel's figure about 2.6 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was OECD (EI) ahead.
Israel ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and OECD (EI) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Israel or OECD (EI)?
- Israel, at 4.7% against 1.8% in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Israel and OECD (EI)?
- 2.9%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Israel and OECD (EI) rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Israel ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.