Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 11.24 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Brunei stood at 11.24. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 286.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Brunei peaked at 11.24 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Brunei 196th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 3.06 | — |
| 2011 | 3 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.96 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.92 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.91 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.88 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.84 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.81 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.77 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.27 | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 10.81 | +230.6% |
| 2022 | 10.78 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.01 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 11.24 | +2.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 11.24 is below the median for high income countries, which is 728.93, 2% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 11.24 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175.9, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +230.6% | 3.27 | 10.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 2.77 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 | 3.27 | 11.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 193 Algeria 12.83 compare
- 194 Rwanda 12.74 compare
- 195 Afghanistan 12.26 compare
- 197 Central African Republic 11.12 compare
- 198 Sao Tome and Principe 10.5 compare
- 199 Burkina Faso 10.21 compare
More energy & mining data for Brunei
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2025)
- Gas production 105.02 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 225,202 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 105.02 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 225,202 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Brunei?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Brunei was 11.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Brunei ranks 196th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 286.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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