Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Alternative and nuclear energy was 6.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 6.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 168.2% on the previous year and up 603.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 6.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2008.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +168.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +168.2% | 2.5% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 6.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2023)
- Fuel exports 66.5% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 17.3% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 2,359 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 3.6% (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 6.7% in 2024, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 603.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.