Share of primary energy from solar by country
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.
Countries reporting
77
Highest
7.0%
North Macedonia
Lowest
0.0%
Iceland
Median
1.2%
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,680
What the numbers show
Share of primary energy from solar is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 7.0% in North Macedonia; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 1.7%.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 537,095.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 13.8%).
Share of primary energy from solar: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 7.0% | 2025 | up 7,988.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Chile | 4.9% | 2025 | up 1,236.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Israel | 4.7% | 2025 | up 947.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Spain | 4.5% | 2025 | up 365.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Hungary | 4.2% | 2025 | up 7,586.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 4.2% | 2025 | up 8,459.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Cyprus | 4.1% | 2025 | up 830.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Portugal | 4.0% | 2025 | up 1,182.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 3.8% | 2025 | up 849.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Greece | 3.7% | 2025 | up 169.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2025 | up 454.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Austria | 3.4% | 2025 | up 1,081.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Switzerland | 3.3% | 2025 | up 728.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 3.3% | 2025 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Denmark | 3.1% | 2025 | up 805.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2025 | up 2,543.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 3.0% | 2025 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 3.0% | 2025 | up 4,827.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands | 2.9% | 2025 | up 2,552.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 2.8% | 2025 | up 138,684.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 2.8% | 2025 | up 537,095.0% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 2.6% | 2025 | up 2,069.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Vietnam | 2.6% | 2025 | up 266,690.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Estonia | 2.5% | 2025 | up 27,777.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Japan | 2.4% | 2025 | up 265.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 2.2% | 2025 | up 472.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 2.2% | 2025 | up 41,077.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkey | 2.2% | 2025 | up 16,460.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | 1.7% | 2025 | up 266.6% | volatile |
| 30 | India | 1.6% | 2025 | up 1,566.1% | volatile |
| 31 | United States | 1.5% | 2025 | up 871.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Croatia | 1.5% | 2025 | up 1,893.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Romania | 1.4% | 2025 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Taiwan | 1.3% | 2025 | up 2,022.0% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 1.3% | 2025 | up 581.3% | volatile |
| 36 | France | 1.3% | 2025 | up 412.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2025 | up 13,394.6% | volatile |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2% | 2025 | up 4,997.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 1.2% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 1.1% | 2025 | up 236.9% | volatile |
| 42 | South Korea | 1.1% | 2025 | up 739.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Oman | 1.0% | 2025 | up 93,568.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2025 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2025 | up 4,754.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2025 | up 1,870.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2025 | up 19,025.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 0.8% | 2025 | up 742.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2025 | up 318.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2025 | up 25,815.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2025 | up 2,360.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2025 | up 36,838.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Qatar | 0.6% | 2025 | up 51,148.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5% | 2025 | up 36,157.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Malaysia | 0.5% | 2025 | up 1,870.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2025 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 59 | New Zealand | 0.4% | 2025 | up 2,597.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 0.3% | 2025 | up 8,871.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2025 | up 11,031.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2025 | up 313.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Canada | 0.3% | 2025 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Norway | 0.2% | 2025 | up 5,351.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2025 | up 2,969.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Singapore | 0.2% | 2025 | up 2,959.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Hong Kong | 0.1% | 2025 | up 11,648.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2025 | up 3,368.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2025 | up 585.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2025 | up 762.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2025 | up 24,565.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran | 0.1% | 2025 | up 109,067.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2025 | up 1,585.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Russia | 0.0% | 2025 | up 660.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2025 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2025 | up 898.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2025 | up 846.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.