Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Lower middle income, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
In 2024, alternative and nuclear energy in Lower middle income stood at 5.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Lower middle income peaked at 5.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2002.
Lower middle income ranks 30th 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 (% of total energy use) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More energy & mining data for Lower middle income
- Fuel imports 25.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 5.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 24.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.6% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.4% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 928.17 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 24.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Lower middle income?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Lower middle income was 5.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- How does Lower middle income rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Lower middle income ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.