SDG Country Profiles Sustainable Development Goals, country by country
Sustainable Development Goal 7

Goal 7 of 17

Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

62.0 world score, 2022
68.6 median country score, 2023
61.4 average across the countries assessed
166 countries assessed on this goal

World score since 2000

The world aggregate for this goal only.

Regional averages

Unweighted mean across the countries of each region assessed on this goal, 2023.

How the 166 scores are spread

  • 1 0
  • 8 10
  • 7 20
  • 15 30
  • 15 40
  • 12 50
  • 34 60
  • 53 70
  • 15 80
  • 6 90

Biggest gains on this goal

Change in goal score, 2015–2022.

  1. 1 Cambodia 45.8 → 57.3 +11.5
  2. 2 Kenya 30.8 → 41.5 +10.7
  3. 3 India 56.5 → 66.2 +9.7
  4. 4 Angola 34.1 → 43.6 +9.5
  5. 5 Afghanistan 26.6 → 35.9 +9.3

Every country on Goal 7

2023 scores, highest first. Ties share a rank.

RankCountryRegionScore
1 Iceland OECD 99.6
2 Norway OECD 98.5
3 Sweden OECD 98.0
4 Uruguay Latin America & the Caribbean 97.5
5 Finland OECD 93.0
6 Brazil Latin America & the Caribbean 90.6
7 Latvia OECD 88.9
8 Denmark OECD 87.7
9 Tajikistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 86.6
10 Austria OECD 86.0
11 Costa Rica OECD 85.5
12 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 85.1
13 Paraguay Latin America & the Caribbean 85.0
14 Albania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 84.3
15 New Zealand OECD 84.3
16 Portugal OECD 83.5
17 Switzerland OECD 83.4
18 Croatia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 83.2
19 Chile OECD 81.3
20 Canada OECD 80.3
21 Slovenia OECD 80.2
22 Georgia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 79.8
23 Montenegro Eastern Europe & Central Asia 79.1
24 Moldova Eastern Europe & Central Asia 79.0
25 France OECD 78.6
26 Kyrgyz Republic Eastern Europe & Central Asia 78.1
27 Spain OECD 78.1
28 Estonia OECD 78.0
29 Colombia OECD 77.6
30 Slovak Republic OECD 77.2
31 Germany OECD 77.2
32 Italy OECD 76.9
33 Cuba Latin America & the Caribbean 76.6
34 Romania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 76.4
35 Greece OECD 76.4
36 Belize Latin America & the Caribbean 76.3
37 Czechia OECD 76.0
38 Venezuela, RB Latin America & the Caribbean 75.3
39 Ireland OECD 74.8
40 United Kingdom OECD 74.8
41 Armenia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 74.4
42 Ecuador Latin America & the Caribbean 74.4
43 Peru Latin America & the Caribbean 74.4
44 Cyprus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 74.1
45 Belgium OECD 74.0
46 Hungary OECD 73.9
47 Bhutan East & South Asia 73.9
48 United States OECD 73.5
49 Argentina Latin America & the Caribbean 73.0
50 Jordan Middle East & North Africa 72.9
51 Thailand East & South Asia 72.7
52 El Salvador Latin America & the Caribbean 72.7
53 Japan OECD 72.6
54 Australia OECD 72.2
55 Türkiye OECD 72.1
56 Malta Eastern Europe & Central Asia 72.1
57 Netherlands OECD 72.0
58 Singapore East & South Asia 72.0
59 Israel OECD 71.7
60 Panama Latin America & the Caribbean 71.5
61 Bahrain Middle East & North Africa 71.4
62 Serbia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 71.4
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina Eastern Europe & Central Asia 71.3
64 Bulgaria Eastern Europe & Central Asia 71.3
65 Poland OECD 71.2
66 Bahamas, The Latin America & the Caribbean 70.8
67 Ukraine Eastern Europe & Central Asia 70.7
68 Barbados Latin America & the Caribbean 70.7
69 Suriname Latin America & the Caribbean 70.6
70 Korea, Rep. OECD 70.6
71 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 70.5
72 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 70.3
73 Belarus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 70.3
74 Tunisia Middle East & North Africa 70.2
75 Morocco Middle East & North Africa 70.0
76 Lithuania OECD 69.9
77 North Macedonia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 69.9
78 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa 69.9
79 United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa 69.2
80 Dominican Republic Latin America & the Caribbean 69.1
81 Vietnam East & South Asia 69.0
82 Kuwait Middle East & North Africa 68.8
83 Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa 68.6
84 Mexico OECD 68.6
85 Malaysia East & South Asia 68.3
86 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 67.8
87 China East & South Asia 67.7
88 Oman Middle East & North Africa 67.0
89 Qatar Middle East & North Africa 66.7
90 India East & South Asia 66.2
91 Algeria Middle East & North Africa 65.5
92 Bolivia Latin America & the Caribbean 64.6
93 Indonesia East & South Asia 64.5
94 Russian Federation Eastern Europe & Central Asia 64.4
95 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East & North Africa 64.3
96 Jamaica Latin America & the Caribbean 64.2
97 Maldives East & South Asia 64.2
98 Iraq Middle East & North Africa 63.9
99 Fiji Oceania 63.4
100 Uzbekistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 63.3
101 Brunei Darussalam East & South Asia 62.9
102 Lebanon Middle East & North Africa 61.9
103 Guyana Latin America & the Caribbean 61.9
104 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 61.9
105 Sri Lanka East & South Asia 61.8
106 Kazakhstan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 61.8
107 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East & North Africa 61.8
108 Honduras Latin America & the Caribbean 60.7
109 Nicaragua Latin America & the Caribbean 59.7
110 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 59.7
111 Philippines East & South Asia 59.0
112 Guatemala Latin America & the Caribbean 58.1
113 Turkmenistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 57.9
114 Lao PDR East & South Asia 57.6
115 Cambodia East & South Asia 57.3
116 Luxembourg OECD 56.5
117 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & the Caribbean 56.2
118 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1
119 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 50.9
120 Pakistan East & South Asia 50.2
121 Bangladesh East & South Asia 49.7
122 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 49.1
123 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 48.8
124 Nepal East & South Asia 48.5
125 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 47.2
126 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 46.2
127 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 44.7
128 Myanmar East & South Asia 44.6
129 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 44.1
130 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 43.6
131 Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa 43.3
132 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 42.0
133 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 41.6
134 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 41.5
135 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 41.1
136 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 39.2
137 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 38.8
138 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 38.2
139 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 37.6
140 Mongolia East & South Asia 37.2
141 Papua New Guinea Oceania 37.0
142 Yemen, Rep. Middle East & North Africa 36.9
143 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 36.6
144 Afghanistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 35.9
145 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 35.6
146 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 34.5
147 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 34.3
148 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 34.1
149 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 33.7
150 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 30.4
151 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 28.9
152 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 27.7
153 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 27.2
154 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 26.2
155 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 25.0
156 Haiti Latin America & the Caribbean 22.6
157 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 21.1
158 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 19.4
159 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 19.3
160 Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa 16.7
161 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 16.5
162 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 13.3
163 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 11.8
164 South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 11.4
165 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 10.9
166 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 8.7