Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 55.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua is 55.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 147.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua peaked at 55.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 4th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.7% | — |
| 1991 | 37.9% | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 35.3% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 29.2% | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +44.5% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 9.2% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 8.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 22.4% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 55.1% | 55.3% | 2 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua was 55.3% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.