Renewable electricity output in Low income
Low income: Renewable electricity output was 58.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Low income, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable electricity output in Low income stood at 58.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Low income peaked at 58.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1997.
That places Low income 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.8% | — |
| 1991 | 49.8% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 40.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 43.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 46.1% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.6% | 58.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More energy & mining data for Low income
- Fuel imports 18.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 19.0% (2023)
- Mineral rents 6.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 13.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 190.09 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 71.8% (2023)
- Electricity production from oil sources 17.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Low income?
- Renewable electricity output in Low income was 58.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for renewable electricity output?
- Low income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.