Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Alternative and nuclear energy was 2.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 2.6% for alternative and nuclear energy in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 2.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2008.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.0% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.1% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 5.7% (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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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.