Alternative and nuclear energy in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Alternative and nuclear energy was 13.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Upper middle income, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 13.2% for alternative and nuclear energy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 42.9% on the previous year and up 116.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Upper middle income peaked at 13.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1990.
Upper middle income ranks 24th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.9% | — |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 13.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 28.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Upper middle income?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Upper middle income was 13.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1990.
- How does Upper middle income rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Upper middle income ranks 24th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.