Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 16.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Post-demographic dividend stood at 16.4%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 173.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 16.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.
That places Post-demographic dividend 6th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -47.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +84.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 5.1% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Post-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 11.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 9,161 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Post-demographic dividend?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Post-demographic dividend was 16.4% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.