Alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Alternative and nuclear energy was 12.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 12.8% for alternative and nuclear energy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2014.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.5% | — |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 10.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 10.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 6.9% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 3.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.2% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.3% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 2,804 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 28.3% (2024)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 12.8% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2014.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.