Alternative and nuclear energy in OECD members
OECD members: Alternative and nuclear energy was 16.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 16.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in OECD members peaked at 16.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1990.
OECD members ranks 16th 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 in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.9% | — |
| 1991 | 13.3% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More energy & mining data for OECD members
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.4% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 7,670 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 7.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in OECD members?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in OECD members was 16.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- OECD members ranks 16th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.