Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 15.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 15.4% for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 309.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 15.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1990.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +56.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 10.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 10.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 6.9% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 3.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.2% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.8% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,804 kWh per capita (2024)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.4% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (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.