Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in North America
North America: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 14.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in North America, 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 North America is 14.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in North America peaked at 15.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1997.
North America ranks 8th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.4% | — |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 5 Paraguay 49.9% compare
- 6 Norway 48.9% compare
- 7 Switzerland 48.3% compare
- 8 New Zealand 41.6% compare
- 9 Tajikistan 40.1% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 39.2% compare
- 11 Finland 36.6% compare
More energy & mining data for North America
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 19.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 13,236 kWh per capita (2025)
- Combustible renewables and waste 4.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in North America?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in North America was 14.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1997.
- How does North America rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- North America ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.