Alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Alternative and nuclear energy was 12.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 12.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 12.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1990.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.3% | — |
| 1991 | 9.5% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 9.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.4% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 5.7% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 2,739 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 28.3% (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 12.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.