Ireland vs Upper middle income: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Ireland
33.9%
in 2021
Upper middle income
11.9%
in 2021
Ireland rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Ireland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 33.9% against 11.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Ireland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.1% | 0.8% | 1.9% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.2% | 3.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 4.9% | 17.6% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 11.0% | 25.3% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Ireland or Upper middle income?
- Ireland, at 33.9% against 11.9% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 22.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Ireland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.