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The sourcing and distribution of energy is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Just under one billion people still lack basic access to electricity, and many more connect to the grid through improvised wiring or live through frequent blackouts. On the flip side of the socioeconomic spectrum, a growing chorus of voices is pressuring governments and corporations to power the global economy in a more sustainable way.

The Energy Trilemma Index

The World Energy Council’s Energy Trilemma Index tool, produced in partnership with Oliver Wyman, ranks countries on their ability to provide sustainable energy through 3 dimensions: Energy security, Energy equity (accessibility and affordability), and Environmental sustainability. The ranking measures overall performance in achieving a sustainable mix of policies and the balance grade highlights how well a country manages the trade-offs of the Trilemma with “A” being the best. Use this interactive Index to assess the sustainability of national energy policies.

According to WEC, there are three primary policy areas that form the “trilemma”:

Energy Security

A nation’s capacity to meet current and future energy demand reliably, and bounce back swiftly from system shocks with minimal disruption to supply. This dimension covers the effectiveness of management of domestic and external energy sources, as well as the reliability and resilience of energy infrastructure.

2. Energy Equity

A country’s ability to provide universal access to reliable, affordable, and abundant energy for domestic and commercial use. This dimension captures basic access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technologies, access to prosperity-enabling levels of energy consumption, and affordability of electricity, gas, and fuel.

3. Environmental Sustainability

The transition of a country’s energy system towards mitigating and avoiding environmental harm and climate change impacts. This dimension focuses on productivity and efficiency of generation, transmission and distribution, decarbonization, and air quality. Using the dimensions above, a score out of 100 is generated. This is the complete list of countries by rankings and individual score in aforementioned fields:

List of countries by sustainable energy policies

Index rank	Country name	Balance grade	Trilemma score	Energy security rank	Energy equity rank	Environmental sustainability rank
1	Switzerland	AAA	85.8	11	11	1
2	Sweden	AAA	85.2	1	40	3
3	Denmark	AAA	84.7	2	28	2
4	United Kingdom	AAA	81.5	28	19	6
5	Finland	AAA	81.1	3	33	28
6	France	AAA	80.8	27	29	4
7	Austria	AAA	80.7	18	22	16
8	Luxembourg	BAA	80.4	56	1	8
9	Germany	AAA	79.4	16	30	23
10	New Zealand	AAA	79.4	20	26	29
11	Norway	CAA	79.3	73	20	5
12	Slovenia	AAA	79.2	9	39	17
13	Canada	AAC	78.0	5	21	67
14	Netherlands	BAB	77.8	39	8	43
15	United States	AAB	77.5	17	14	54
16	Czechia	AAB	77.4	10	36	40
17	Uruguay	ABA	77.2	15	46	11
18	Spain	BAA	77.0	36	37	18
19	Hungary	AAB	76.8	12	35	33
20	Italy	BAA	76.8	37	23	20
21	Iceland	BAB	76.2	38	9	47
22	Latvia	ABA	76.1	4	60	25
23	Slovakia	ABA	75.6	26	56	10
24	Belgium	BAA	75.2	68	31	27
25	Ireland	CAA	75.2	96	12	24
26	Romania	ABA	75.1	8	64	12
27	Croatia	ABA	74.9	24	43	26
28	Australia	BAB	74.7	43	24	57
29	Portugal	BBB	74.0	54	42	34
30	Estonia	BAB	73.8	31	38	63
31	Japan	CAB	73.8	82	32	39
32	Israel	CAB	73.3	78	13	52
33	Malta	DAA	72.9	119	27	15
34	Hong Kong SAR	DAB	72.5	117	15	36
35	Argentina	BAB	72.4	40	17	53
36	Lithuania	CBA	72.4	74	51	21
37	South Korea	BAC	71.7	69	16	80
38	Costa Rica	CBA	71.6	86	59	7
39	Brazil	ABA	71.6	19	78	19
40	Mexico	ABB	71.3	23	57	50
41	Bulgaria	BBB	71.3	33	50	49
42	Russia	AAC	71.2	25	18	96
43	Singapore	DAB	71.2	123	10	37
44	Venezuela	ABB	70.3	14	54	41
45	Ecuador	ABB	69.6	29	61	42
46	Panama	CBA	69.5	91	69	14
47	Greece	CBA	69.5	99	45	30
48	Chile	BBB	69.4	55	67	48
49	Colombia	BCA	69.3	32	86	22
50	Mauritius	CBB	69.0	81	66	38
51	Malaysia	BBC	68.5	41	52	87
52	United Arab Emirates	BAD	68.3	51	5	114
53	Poland	BBB	68.3	70	55	58
54	Cyprus	DBB	67.9	122	41	45
55	Qatar	AAD	67.9	13	3	125
56	Brunei	CBC	67.7	92	44	66
57	Azerbaijan	BBB	67.7	44	58	59
58	Peru	ACB	66.8	22	90	46
59	Kazakhstan	BBC	66.6	60	48	93
60	Armenia	CBB	66.3	75	82	35
61	Ukraine	ACC	66.0	7	85	65
62	El Salvador	BCA	66.0	64	87	31
63	Oman	BAD	65.5	57	6	123
64	Montenegro	CBB	65.4	79	74	56
65	Kuwait	CAD	65.2	72	4	119
66	Turkey	CBC	64.9	89	53	70
67	Paraguay	DBA	64.7	104	77	32
68	Thailand	CBC	64.6	76	71	79
69	Indonesia	BCC	64.1	34	88	85
70	Serbia	BBC	63.8	61	79	90
71	North Macedonia	CBC	63.7	87	72	74
72	China	BBD	63.7	35	70	108
73	Albania	DBA	63.7	125	68	13
74	Iran	ABD	63.6	30	47	113
75	Tunisia	BBC	63.6	59	65	97
76	Trinidad and Tobago	CAD	63.3	85	25	118
77	Georgia	CBC	63.1	95	81	71
78	Saudi Arabia	CAD	62.8	84	7	124
79	Bosnia and Herzegovina	BBC	62.1	65	83	88
80	Bahrain	BAD	62.1	58	2	128
81	Lebanon	DAC	61.6	124	34	89
82	Algeria	CBD	61.3	90	49	107
83	Morocco	CCC	61.1	83	89	73
84	Bolivia	BCC	60.4	46	92	75
85	Sri Lanka	BCB	60.1	63	101	44
86	Angola	ADB	60.0	6	103	55
87	Egypt	BBD	59.9	45	62	117
88	Guatemala	BCC	59.7	53	96	72
89	Gabon	CBD	59.5	88	73	105
90	Namibia	CDA	59.1	98	106	9
91	Vietnam	ACD	58.9	21	97	110
92	South Africa	DBD	58.9	107	80	103
93	Iraq	BBD	58.9	49	63	116
94	Philippines	BCC	58.6	48	102	68
95	Jordan	DBC	58.5	108	84	98
96	Botswana	DCC	57.7	118	91	76
97	Dominican Republic	DBB	57.6	128	76	51
98	Jamaica	DBC	56.9	127	75	81
99	Tajikistan	DCC	55.7	115	93	69
100	Honduras	DCC	55.3	105	99	84
101	Eswatini (Swaziland)	DCC	55.1	109	94	86
102	Nicaragua	DCC	54.5	102	100	82
103	Ghana	CDC	52.9	94	105	78
104	Myanmar	BDB	51.9	42	111	62
105	Cambodia	CDC	51.6	77	110	92
106	Kenya	BDB	51.3	52	116	61
107	Moldova	DCD	51.2	120	98	106
108	Mongolia	DCD	51.1	100	95	122
109	India	BDD	50.3	67	104	115
110	Pakistan	CDD	49.6	71	109	109
111	Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)	BDC	49.3	50	115	94
112	Zambia	CDB	47.8	97	118	64
113	Cameroon	BDD	47.4	66	113	104
114	Bangladesh	DDC	47.1	114	108	102
115	Zimbabwe	CDC	46.0	93	114	99
116	Mauritania	BDD	45.6	47	117	112
117	Nepal	DDC	44.3	126	107	101
118	Senegal	DDD	43.4	110	112	111
119	Tanzania	DDC	42.5	101	121	95
120	Ethiopia	DDC	42.3	116	120	91
121	Madagascar	CDC	42.2	80	125	77
122	Mozambique	DDC	41.4	103	123	83
123	Nigeria	BDD	40.7	62	119	126
124	Malawi	DDB	39.1	112	128	60
125	Benin	DDD	36.3	111	122	121
126	Chad	DDD	33.8	113	124	120
127	Congo (Democratic Republic)	DDC	33.8	121	126	100
128	Niger	DDD	30.0	106	127	127

The visualization – using data from the World Energy Council (WEC) – ranks countries based on their mix of policies for tackling issues like energy security and environmental sustainability.

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The Energy Trilemma Index

Energy Security

2. Energy Equity

3. Environmental Sustainability

List of countries by sustainable energy policies

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