Tajikistan

In brief

Electricity from renewables: 93.4% (2021). World rank 9 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 2 of 48. Research spending, share of GDP: 0.1% (2020). World rank 103 of 115 (1 = best); in Asia, 29 of 36. Patent applications by residents: 1 (2019). World rank 127 of 140; in Asia, 38 of 41. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 17.5% → 55.8%, access to electricity 99.1% → 99.9%, and electricity use 1,432 → 1,559 (kWh per person). Better than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan): renewable share of energy use, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels.