Electricity generation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Electricity generation was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.23 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.15 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 189th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.23 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.95 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.23 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.46 terawatt-hours, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.186 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.222 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.222 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 187 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.27 terawatt-hours compare
- 188 Grenada 0.24 terawatt-hours compare
- 190 Gibraltar 0.22 terawatt-hours compare
- 191 Sierra Leone 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 192 Djibouti 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 0.7% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Electricity generation in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for electricity generation?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 189th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.