Renewable electricity output in Liberia
Liberia: Renewable electricity output was 57.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 57.4% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 166.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Liberia peaked at 57.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2016.
That places Liberia 61st out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.3% | — |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | +176.8% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 20.7% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.5 % 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 31.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Liberia?
- Renewable electricity output in Liberia was 57.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for renewable electricity output?
- Liberia ranks 61st out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.