Electricity as a share of primary energy by country
Countries reporting
79
Highest
51.41
Norway
Lowest
4.52
Luxembourg
Median
17.36
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
3,313
What the numbers show
Electricity as a share of primary energy is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 51.41 in Norway; the lowest is 4.52 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.36, and the mean is 18.09.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 107.3%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 19.5%).
Electricity as a share of primary energy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 51.41 | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 2 | Sweden | 37.14 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 3 | Israel | 28.63 | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 27.73 | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 26.66 | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 6 | Taïwan | 24.36 | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 24.14 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 24.03 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 23.83 | 2025 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 23.75 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | China | 23.49 | 2025 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 23.45 | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 23.22 | 2025 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 14 | France | 22.74 | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 22.49 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 22.47 | 2025 | up 54.2% | flat |
| 17 | Egypt | 22.3 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 18 | Iraq | 22.27 | 2024 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 21.98 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 21.54 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 20.98 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 20.43 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 19.94 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 19.63 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 19.56 | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 26 | Canada | 19.48 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 19.21 | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 28 | India | 19.17 | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 19.09 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 18.65 | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 18.51 | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 18.36 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 18.25 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Cyprus | 18.18 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 17.94 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 17.94 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 37 | Kuwait | 17.55 | 2025 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 38 | Argentina | 17.48 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 17.4 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 17.36 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 41 | United States | 17.34 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | Republic of Korea | 17.33 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 17.22 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 17.22 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 17.18 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 17 | 2022 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 16.73 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 48 | New Zealand | 16.6 | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 49 | Mexico | 16.41 | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 50 | Croatia | 16.23 | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 51 | Slovakia | 16.18 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 16.14 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 15.9 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 54 | Hungary | 15.87 | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 15.72 | 2025 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands | 15.35 | 2025 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 57 | Malaysia | 14.94 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 58 | Belarus | 14.75 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 14.67 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 14.19 | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 14.15 | 2025 | up 107.3% | falling |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 14.03 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 13.86 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 13.77 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 65 | Hong Kong (China) | 13.74 | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 13.59 | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 13.53 | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 12.56 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 69 | Algeria | 12.33 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 70 | Estonia | 12.22 | 2025 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 71 | Indonesia | 12.22 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 72 | Belgium | 11.92 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 73 | Oman | 10.99 | 2025 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 74 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10.73 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 75 | Qatar | 9.05 | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 8.59 | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.91 | 2024 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 78 | Singapore | 5.88 | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 4.52 | 2025 | up 43.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.