Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh was 1.81 trillion kWh in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in IDA & IBRD total is 1.81 trillion kWh, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 629.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.81 trillion kWh in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.95 billion kWh, in 1990.
That places IDA & IBRD total 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 … kWh in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | kWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.95 billion kWh | — |
| 1991 | 14.29 billion kWh | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 16.45 billion kWh | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 14.64 billion kWh | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 14.79 billion kWh | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 20.62 billion kWh | +39.5% |
| 1996 | 21.77 billion kWh | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 22.08 billion kWh | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 24.24 billion kWh | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 28.27 billion kWh | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 54.44 billion kWh | +92.5% |
| 2001 | 53.20 billion kWh | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 54.09 billion kWh | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 45.38 billion kWh | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 61.15 billion kWh | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 66.10 billion kWh | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 77.59 billion kWh | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 97.85 billion kWh | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 141.05 billion kWh | +44.1% |
| 2009 | 168.86 billion kWh | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 202.29 billion kWh | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 248.21 billion kWh | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 338.52 billion kWh | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 380.60 billion kWh | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 491.62 billion kWh | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 577.67 billion kWh | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 723.55 billion kWh | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 875.42 billion kWh | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 trillion kWh | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 1.25 trillion kWh | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 trillion kWh | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 1.81 trillion kWh | +24.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh in IDA & IBRD total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +92.5% | 28.27 billion kWh | 54.44 billion kWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.91 billion kWh | 11.95 billion kWh | 28.27 billion kWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.97 billion kWh | 45.38 billion kWh | 168.86 billion kWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 615.83 billion kWh | 202.29 billion kWh | 1.25 trillion kWh | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 trillion kWh | 1.46 trillion kWh | 1.81 trillion kWh | 2 |
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- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 52.2% (2023)
- Access to electricity 90.7% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 268.99 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0467 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 18,843 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in IDA & IBRD total?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in IDA & IBRD total was 1.81 trillion kWh in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 trillion kWh in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.95 billion kWh in 1990.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 629.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.