Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Middle income
Middle income: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 1.72 trillion kWh in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Middle income, 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 Middle income is 1.72 trillion kWh, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 669.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Middle income peaked at 1.72 trillion kWh in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.15 billion kWh, in 1990.
Middle income ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Middle income, year by year
| Year | kWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.15 billion kWh | — |
| 1991 | 17.22 billion kWh | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 18.72 billion kWh | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 17.59 billion kWh | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 17.93 billion kWh | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 23.44 billion kWh | +30.7% |
| 1996 | 24.96 billion kWh | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 25.21 billion kWh | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 27.96 billion kWh | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 32.24 billion kWh | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 52.00 billion kWh | +61.3% |
| 2001 | 48.31 billion kWh | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 49.15 billion kWh | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 39.93 billion kWh | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 55.06 billion kWh | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 59.01 billion kWh | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 69.91 billion kWh | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 87.95 billion kWh | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 128.83 billion kWh | +46.5% |
| 2009 | 152.78 billion kWh | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 185.12 billion kWh | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 224.06 billion kWh | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 307.00 billion kWh | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 344.08 billion kWh | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 448.35 billion kWh | +30.3% |
| 2015 | 524.13 billion kWh | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 668.07 billion kWh | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 812.42 billion kWh | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 1.00 trillion kWh | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 1.18 trillion kWh | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 1.38 trillion kWh | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 1.72 trillion kWh | +25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.04 billion kWh | 15.15 billion kWh | 32.24 billion kWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.29 billion kWh | 39.93 billion kWh | 152.78 billion kWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 569.71 billion kWh | 185.12 billion kWh | 1.18 trillion kWh | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 trillion kWh | 1.38 trillion kWh | 1.72 trillion kWh | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More energy & mining data for Middle income
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.0% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,675 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Middle income?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Middle income was 1.72 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 trillion kWh in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.15 billion kWh in 1990.
- How does Middle income rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Middle income ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 669.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle income 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.