Renewable electricity output in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Renewable electricity output was 78.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 78.2% for renewable electricity output in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Afghanistan peaked at 93.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 35th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.5% | — |
| 2001 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.3% | 62.9% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 74.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 78.2% | 87.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Afghanistan?
- Renewable electricity output in Afghanistan was 78.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for renewable electricity output?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.