Hard/Critical Technology/Energy Technologies

Hydrogen, Ammonia & Sustainable Fuels

The capacity to produce, carry and use hydrogen, ammonia and sustainable fuels, electrolysis, synthesis, storage and end use, as energy carriers at national scale.
factbase.org/cap/51GDXAG414
World mean
4.1
of 20 · median 2.0
Range
0–19
middle half 1.0–6.0
Panel SD
±0.45
round 1 ±1.08 — the honest estimate
Leader
19
China, Japan, United States

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 4
Advanced 8
Established 9
Transitional 12
Foundational 20
Nascent 32
Inception 112

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 19 Frontier ±0.50
2 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 19 Frontier ±0.43
3 🇺🇸United States Americas 19 Frontier ±0.43
4 🇩🇪Germany Europe 18 Frontier ±0.50
5 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 16 Advanced ±0.71
6 🇫🇷France Europe 16 Advanced ±0.00
7 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇳🇴Norway Europe 16 Advanced ±0.50
9 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.00
10 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
11 🇨🇦Canada Americas 15 Advanced ±0.00
12 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 15 Advanced ±0.00
13 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 14 Established ±0.43
14 🇫🇮Finland Europe 14 Established ±0.83
15 🇪🇸Spain Europe 14 Established ±0.43
16 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.43
17 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 13 Established ±1.50
18 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.43
19 🇮🇹Italy Europe 13 Established ±0.43
20 🇦🇹Austria Europe 12 Established ±0.50
21 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 12 Established ±0.50
22 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 11 Transitional ±0.83
23 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.83
24 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 11 Transitional ±1.12
25 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 11 Transitional ±0.50
26 🇷🇺Russia Europe 10 Transitional ±0.71
27 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±3.08
28 🇨🇱Chile Americas 9 Transitional ±0.87
29 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.50
30 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 9 Transitional ±0.71
31 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.50
32 🇵🇱Poland Europe 9 Transitional ±0.00
33 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 9 Transitional ±0.50
34 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 8 Foundational ±0.50
35 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 8 Foundational ±0.00
36 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 8 Foundational ±0.87
37 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.00
38 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 8 Foundational ±0.43
39 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.71
40 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.43
41 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 7 Foundational ±0.43
42 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 7 Foundational ±0.43
43 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 7 Foundational ±0.50
44 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 7 Foundational ±0.50
45 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 7 Foundational ±1.09
46 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 7 Foundational ±1.48
47 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 6 Foundational ±0.71
48 🇬🇷Greece Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
49 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.00
50 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
51 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
52 🇷🇴Romania Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
53 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.00
54 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 5 Nascent ±0.87
55 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 5 Nascent ±0.83
56 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 5 Nascent ±0.43
57 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 5 Nascent ±0.83
58 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 5 Nascent ±0.71
59 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.00
60 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 5 Nascent ±0.71
61 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 5 Nascent ±0.71
62 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 5 Nascent ±0.50
63 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 5 Nascent ±0.71
64 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 5 Nascent ±0.00
65 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.71
66 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.71
67 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.71
68 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 4 Nascent ±0.43
69 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.83
70 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 4 Nascent ±0.71
71 🇵🇪Peru Americas 4 Nascent ±0.50
72 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.43
73 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.12
74 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.43
75 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.43
76 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.43
77 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.43
78 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
79 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.50
80 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
81 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
82 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.43
83 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 3 Nascent ±0.87
84 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
85 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 3 Nascent ±0.83
86 🇦🇴Angola Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
87 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
88 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 2 Inception ±0.83
89 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 2 Inception ±0.71
90 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
91 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
92 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
93 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
94 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
95 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
96 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
97 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
98 🇲🇹Malta Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
99 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
100 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
101 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
102 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
103 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
104 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.58
105 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 2 Inception ±1.12
106 🇵🇦Panama Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
107 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
108 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
109 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.71
110 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
111 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
112 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
113 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
114 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
115 🇦🇱Albania Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
116 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
117 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
118 🇧🇯Benin Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
119 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
120 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
121 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
122 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
123 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
124 🇨🇬Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
125 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
126 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
127 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
128 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
129 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
130 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
131 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
132 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
133 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
134 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
135 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 1 Inception ±0.71
136 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
137 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
138 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
139 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
140 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
141 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
142 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
143 🇲🇱Mali Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
144 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 1 Inception ±0.71
145 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
146 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
147 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
148 🇳🇪Niger Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
149 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
150 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
151 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
152 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
153 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
154 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
155 🇹🇬Togo Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
156 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
159 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
160 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
162 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
163 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
170 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
171 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
172 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
177 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
179 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
180 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
181 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
182 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
183 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
184 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
185 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
186 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
189 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
190 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
191 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00

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