Renewable electricity output in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Renewable electricity output was 28.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 28.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 28.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2007.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.1% | — |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.0% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 17.4% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.6% | 28.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 26 Mozambique 82.7% compare
- 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81.7% compare
- 28 New Zealand 81.4% compare
- 29 Georgia 81.4% compare
- 30 Ecuador 80.9% compare
- 31 Malawi 80.1% compare
- 32 Austria 79.9% compare
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,972 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Renewable electricity output in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 28.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2007.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for renewable electricity output?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.