Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 188th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -51.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -55.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +84.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -84.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.8%, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.7%, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +84.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2008 | -84.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2003 | -55.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 1996 | -51.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| 2001 | +41.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| 2012 | +35.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 185 Lesotho 0.1% compare
- 186 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 187 Timor-Leste 0.1% compare
- 189 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 190 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 191 Libya 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.1% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 188th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.