Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025

A2.1 Security leaders: top five Source: World Economic Forum. Score (0 –100)Top five security leaders 2025 (from highest to lowest): US, Latvia, Austria, New Zealand, Malaysia. 80 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 202560 40 20Country group Global averageDiverse energy mix at the core: Security leaders have a diverse energy mix, integrating oil, gas, coal, nuclear, solar, wind and hydropower. This balanced composition enhances their resilience against supply disruptions and price volatility. Diversity in import counterparts: Most of these countries have strategically built a diversified pool of energy import partners or strengthened domestic production and infrastructure, ensuring redundancy and flexibility. Grid reliability: These countries show high performance on grid reliability, with consistent investments minimizing transmission and distribution losses, as well as customer service interruptions. Risk of imbalance: While energy security remains a key strength, several of these countries face the risk of over-prioritizing it at the expense of equity and sustainability – potentially slowing their long-term energy transition progress.Transition readiness Source: World Economic Forum.Overall narrative System performance System performance Transition readiness Country group Global average20 60 80 100Regulations and political commitment Finance and investment Education and human capitalInfrastructure Innovation0 0 20 40 80 100Equity Sustainability Security40 60Key energy indicators Average share of clean energy (%) 16.8%Average net energy imports (% of energy use) 24.0% 3.0 Average energy intensity (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP) 43.6 Average CO2 intensity (CO2/TES)Average 2025 score changeAverage ETI score 66.1 2.00% Note: MJ = megajoule; PPP = purchasing power parity; TES = total energy supply. Source: International Energy Agency (IEA); US Energy Information Administration (EIA); World Bank. Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025 59