Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) was 165.27 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 165.27 for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 579.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Kosovo peaked at 165.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.49, in 2002.
Kosovo ranks 125th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.75 | — |
| 2001 | 17.58 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 17.49 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.52 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.56 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.6 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.06 | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 22.14 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.21 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.29 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.04 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 24.55 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.36 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.21 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.32 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.79 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 46.1 | +86.0% |
| 2017 | 68.28 | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 68.29 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.12 | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 87.86 | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 90.75 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 112.05 | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 163.78 | +46.2% |
| 2024 | 165.27 | +0.9% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 165.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 200.01, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 165.27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,013, 16% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Kosovo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +86.0% | 24.79 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | +48.1% | 46.1 | 68.28 |
| 2023 | +46.2% | 112.05 | 163.78 |
| 2006 | +25.4% | 17.6 | 22.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.42 | 17.49 | 22.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.81 | 24.04 | 79.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.94 | 87.86 | 165.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More energy & mining data for Kosovo
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 15.0% (2014)
- Electric power consumption 2,818 kWh per capita (2014)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 0.5% (2014)
- Combustible renewables and waste 11.4% (2014)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.9% (2021)
- Electricity production from oil sources 0.2% (2021)
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 4.3% (2021)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 93.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Kosovo?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Kosovo was 165.27 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 165.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.49 in 2002.
- How does Kosovo rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Kosovo ranks 125th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 579.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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