Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 12.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 12.0% for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 384.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 12.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th 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 hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -27.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -57.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +103.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +119.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +18.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific 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 | +119.7% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| 1994 | +103.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1993 | -57.7% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific
- Fuel imports 18.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.5% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 14.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,353 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in East Asia & Pacific was 12.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 384.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.