Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in High income
High income: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in High income, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
High income recorded 14.6% for alternative and nuclear energy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in High income peaked at 14.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1990.
High income ranks 10th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5% | — |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 12.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 7 Switzerland 48.3% compare
- 8 New Zealand 41.6% compare
- 9 Tajikistan 40.1% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 39.2% compare
- 11 Finland 36.6% compare
- 12 Albania 34.4% compare
- 13 Slovakia 33.3% compare
More energy & mining data for High income
- Fuel imports 9.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 10.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.1% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 8,989 kWh per capita (2025)
- Combustible renewables and waste 5.9% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in High income?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in High income was 14.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1990.
- How does High income rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- High income ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.