Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United States: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
364.65 kWh per person
in 2021
United States
1,845 kWh per person
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th
United States rank
16th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1,845 kWh per person against 364.65 kWh per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1,480 kWh per person.

That makes United States's figure about 5.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and United States ranks 16th of 47 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) United States Difference Ahead
1990s 23.7 kWh per person 192.04 kWh per person 168.34 kWh per person United States
2000s 40.51 kWh per person 336.43 kWh per person 295.92 kWh per person United States
2010s 156.23 kWh per person 997.93 kWh per person 841.7 kWh per person United States
2020s 342.55 kWh per person 1,737 kWh per person 1,395 kWh per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United States?
United States, at 1,845 kWh per person against 364.65 kWh per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
1,480 kWh per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and United States ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.