Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 12.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 12.4% for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 380.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +36.5% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.3% | 12.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,972 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 12.4% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 380.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.