Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita was 364.65 kWh per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per person.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 364.65 kWh per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 345.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 364.65 kWh per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.29 kWh per person, in 1990.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | kWh per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.29 kWh per person | — |
| 1991 | 23.36 kWh per person | +27.8% |
| 1992 | 25.97 kWh per person | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 22.56 kWh per person | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 20.81 kWh per person | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 22.71 kWh per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 26.17 kWh per person | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 23.59 kWh per person | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 24.82 kWh per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 28.72 kWh per person | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 24.94 kWh per person | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 26.98 kWh per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 29.47 kWh per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 37.19 kWh per person | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 40.02 kWh per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 45.45 kWh per person | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 38.77 kWh per person | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 51.74 kWh per person | +33.5% |
| 2008 | 52.49 kWh per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 58.01 kWh per person | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 78.83 kWh per person | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 81.83 kWh per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 100.95 kWh per person | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 99.85 kWh per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 160.18 kWh per person | +60.4% |
| 2015 | 159.73 kWh per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 193.87 kWh per person | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 191.69 kWh per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 226.44 kWh per person | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 268.9 kWh per person | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 320.44 kWh per person | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 364.65 kWh per person | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7 kWh per person | 18.29 kWh per person | 28.72 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.51 kWh per person | 24.94 kWh per person | 58.01 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.23 kWh per person | 78.83 kWh per person | 268.9 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.55 kWh per person | 320.44 kWh per person | 364.65 kWh per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 16 United States 1,845 kWh per person compare
- 17 United Kingdom 1,743 kWh per person compare
- 18 Austria 1,564 kWh per person compare
- 19 Greece 1,536 kWh per person compare
- 20 Aruba 1,457 kWh per person compare
- 21 Luxembourg 1,381 kWh per person compare
- 22 Canada 1,341 kWh per person compare
More energy & mining data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2025)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 28.4% (2023)
- Access to electricity 98.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0474 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 11,850 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 14.47 % change on previous year (2021)
- Investment in energy with private participation 8.40 billion current US$ (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 364.65 kWh per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 364.65 kWh per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.29 kWh per person in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 345.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.