Renewable electricity generation by source in Jordan
Jordan: Renewable electricity generation by source was 1.75 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.75 terawatt-hours for renewable electricity generation by source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 98.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Jordan peaked at 1.75 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 47th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generation by source in Jordan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +225.0% |
| 2017 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +57.8% |
| 2019 | 0.88 terawatt-hours | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | +56.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.75 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.16 terawatt-hours, 10.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.75 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.07 terawatt-hours, 25.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.255 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More energy & mining data for Jordan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.229 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generation by source in Jordan?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Jordan was 1.75 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Jordan ranks 47th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.