Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 8.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Low & middle 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 Low & middle income is 8.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Low & middle income peaked at 8.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1990.
That places Low & middle income 25th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (% of total energy use) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.7% | — |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 16.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.8% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.8% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 2,586 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 11.9% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.1% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Low & middle income?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Low & middle income was 8.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1990.
- How does Low & middle income rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.