Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 11.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 11.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and up 395.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Upper middle income peaked at 11.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.
That places Upper middle income 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Upper middle income?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Upper middle income was 11.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 395.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.