Electricity generation from renewables in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity generation from renewables was 0.78 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.78 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
134th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.04 terawatt-hours
in 2002
All-time low
0.49 terawatt-hours
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from renewables in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.78 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Cuba peaked at 1.04 terawatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.49 terawatt-hours, in 2005.
That places Cuba 134th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from renewables in Cuba, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.88 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.79 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.67 terawatt-hours | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.78 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.79 terawatt-hours, 21% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.78 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.771 terawatt-hours | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.784 terawatt-hours | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 0.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.772 terawatt-hours | 0.67 terawatt-hours | 0.9 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 131 Afghanistan 0.86 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 New Caledonia 0.84 terawatt-hours compare
- 133 Mongolia 0.81 terawatt-hours compare
- 135 Fiji 0.73 terawatt-hours compare
- 136 Moldova 0.69 terawatt-hours compare
- 137 French Guiana 0.64 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables in Cuba?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Cuba was 0.78 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Cuba ranks 134th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.