Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cuba
Cuba: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 74.35 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 74.35 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cuba peaked at 78.31 watts per capita in 2001 and was at its lowest, 36.21 watts per capita, in 2006.
That places Cuba 152nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.65 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 78.31 watts per capita | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 48.32 watts per capita | -38.3% |
| 2003 | 56.25 watts per capita | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 38.18 watts per capita | -32.1% |
| 2005 | 56.82 watts per capita | +48.8% |
| 2006 | 36.21 watts per capita | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 44.63 watts per capita | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 46.76 watts per capita | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 46.55 watts per capita | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.52 watts per capita | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 47.32 watts per capita | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.94 watts per capita | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 41.41 watts per capita | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 44.15 watts per capita | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 47.97 watts per capita | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 46.35 watts per capita | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 53.17 watts per capita | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 59.86 watts per capita | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 54.09 watts per capita | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 69.34 watts per capita | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 73.07 watts per capita | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 71.56 watts per capita | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 72.95 watts per capita | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 74.35 watts per capita | +1.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 74.35 watts per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07 watts per capita, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 74.35 watts per capita is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73 watts per capita, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.57 watts per capita | 36.21 watts per capita | 78.31 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.68 watts per capita | 41.41 watts per capita | 59.86 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.25 watts per capita | 69.34 watts per capita | 74.35 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cuba?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Cuba was 74.35 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 78.31 watts per capita in 2001.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.21 watts per capita in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Cuba ranks 152nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).