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Table 4 Examples of countries classification according to SD Index

From: Analyzing the relationship between sustainable development indicators and renewable energy consumption

Country

% REC

Factor score

(SD Index)

Country

% REC

Factor score

(SD Index)

High SD Index (greater than 75)

Medium-high SD Index (75–50)

Norway

61

100

Romania

24

74

Denmark

36

98

China

12

72

Germany

15

95

Bosnia–Herzegovina

19

70

Austria

33

94

Georgia

30

69

Spain

16

90

Venezuela, RB

15

67

Portugal

25

87

Albania

37

66

Latvia

43

85

Tunisia

12

65

Hungary

14

84

Ecuador

17

64

Croatia

30

83

Peru

24

60

Uruguay

61

79

South Africa

12

57

Costa Rica

36

77

Morocco

12

55

Argentina

12

76

Egypt, Arab Rep.

10

54

Medium-low SD Index (50–25)

Low SD Index (less than 25)

Namibia

29

47

Tanzania

84

24

India

28

46

Uganda

89

24

Bangladesh

41

44

Angola

56

24

Kenya

66

39

Afghanistan

25

22

Nepal

78

36

Benin

48

21

Zimbabwe

83

34

Nigeria

83

21

Rwanda

87

31

Liberia

85

19

Congo, Rep.

70

31

Mali

59

19

Lesotho

39

30

Ethiopia

87

17

Pakistan

29

29

Mozambique

59

16

Zambia

86

27

Congo, Dem. Rep.

97

15

Cameroon

79

25

Niger

73

7