Jamaica vs United States of America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Jamaica
0.0259 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
United States of America
0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Jamaica rank
65th
United States of America rank
66th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Jamaica
  • United States of America
00.010.020.03199020052021

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0259 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 66th of 205 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0257 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0069 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0187 kWh per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.0054 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0078 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0024 kWh per US$ of GDP United States of America
2010s 0.014 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0175 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0035 kWh per US$ of GDP United States of America
2020s 0.027 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0256 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0015 kWh per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Jamaica or United States of America?
Jamaica, at 0.0259 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Jamaica and United States of America?
0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States of America?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Jamaica ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 66th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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