Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Upper middle income, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Upper middle income stood at 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 407.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Upper middle income 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0057 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 kWh per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 kWh per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 kWh per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 kWh per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 kWh per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 kWh per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 kWh per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 kWh per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 kWh per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 kWh per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 kWh per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 kWh per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 kWh per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 kWh per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 kWh per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 kWh per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.009 kWh per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 kWh per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 kWh per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 kWh per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0145 kWh per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 kWh per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0211 kWh per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 kWh per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0315 kWh per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0363 kWh per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.042 kWh per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0495 kWh per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0061 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.042 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0515 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0495 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 1 Iceland 0.2216 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Nicaragua 0.1639 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 El Salvador 0.1461 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Uruguay 0.1353 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Honduras 0.1215 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Belize 0.1153 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Jordan 0.1047 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
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)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Upper middle income?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Upper middle income was 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Upper middle income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 407.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
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.