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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.4%
in 2021
United Kingdom
37.8%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
11th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

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

United Kingdom currently reports 37.8% against 14.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 23.4%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 0.1% 1.4% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 2.0% 2.8% 0.9% United Kingdom
2010s 6.3% 19.5% 13.2% United Kingdom
2020s 13.7% 39.5% 25.8% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 37.8% against 14.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
23.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,429 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.