Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America

North America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
29th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
All-time low
0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 1998
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America, 1990–2021

0.0050.010.0150.020.0251990200520211990: 0.013 kWh per US$ of GDP1991: 0.007 kWh per US$ of GDP1992: 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP1993: 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP1994: 0.007 kWh per US$ of GDP1995: 0.006 kWh per US$ of GDP1996: 0.006 kWh per US$ of GDP1997: 0.006 kWh per US$ of GDP1998: 0.005 kWh per US$ of GDP1999: 0.006 kWh per US$ of GDP2000: 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP2001: 0.007 kWh per US$ of GDP2002: 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP2003: 0.007 kWh per US$ of GDP2004: 0.007 kWh per US$ of GDP2005: 0.007 kWh per US$ of GDP2006: 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP2007: 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP2008: 0.009 kWh per US$ of GDP2009: 0.011 kWh per US$ of GDP2010: 0.012 kWh per US$ of GDP2011: 0.013 kWh per US$ of GDP2012: 0.014 kWh per US$ of GDP2013: 0.016 kWh per US$ of GDP2014: 0.017 kWh per US$ of GDP2015: 0.018 kWh per US$ of GDP2016: 0.02 kWh per US$ of GDP2017: 0.022 kWh per US$ of GDP2018: 0.022 kWh per US$ of GDP2019: 0.023 kWh per US$ of GDP2020: 0.026 kWh per US$ of GDP2021: 0.026 kWh per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America is 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 97.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America peaked at 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1998.

North America ranks 29th 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 in North America, year by year

Annual values for Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP in North America, 1990 to 2021.
Year kWh per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0128 kWh per US$ of GDP
1991 0.0066 kWh per US$ of GDP -48.3%
1992 0.0076 kWh per US$ of GDP +14.2%
1993 0.0077 kWh per US$ of GDP +1.8%
1994 0.0073 kWh per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1995 0.0063 kWh per US$ of GDP -14.0%
1996 0.006 kWh per US$ of GDP -5.5%
1997 0.0056 kWh per US$ of GDP -7.0%
1998 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP -5.8%
1999 0.0056 kWh per US$ of GDP +7.2%
2000 0.0078 kWh per US$ of GDP +39.6%
2001 0.0072 kWh per US$ of GDP -8.0%
2002 0.0078 kWh per US$ of GDP +8.0%
2003 0.0075 kWh per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2004 0.0073 kWh per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2005 0.0073 kWh per US$ of GDP -0.5%
2006 0.0075 kWh per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2007 0.0077 kWh per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2008 0.0089 kWh per US$ of GDP +15.3%
2009 0.0106 kWh per US$ of GDP +18.9%
2010 0.0118 kWh per US$ of GDP +11.4%
2011 0.0131 kWh per US$ of GDP +10.8%
2012 0.0142 kWh per US$ of GDP +8.6%
2013 0.0161 kWh per US$ of GDP +13.2%
2014 0.0172 kWh per US$ of GDP +6.9%
2015 0.018 kWh per US$ of GDP +4.9%
2016 0.0204 kWh per US$ of GDP +13.2%
2017 0.0217 kWh per US$ of GDP +6.8%
2018 0.0222 kWh per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2019 0.0226 kWh per US$ of GDP +1.8%
2020 0.0256 kWh per US$ of GDP +13.7%
2021 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0071 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0128 kWh per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0072 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0106 kWh per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0177 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0118 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0226 kWh per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0257 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0256 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 26 Aruba 0.0543 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 27 Costa Rica 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 28 Morocco 0.0494 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 29 Croatia 0.0493 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 30 Germany 0.0485 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 31 Mongolia 0.0481 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 32 New Zealand 0.0477 kWh per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America?
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America was 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1998.
How does North America rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
North America ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North America data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.