Renewable electricity output in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Renewable electricity output was 69.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Nicaragua, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 69.5% for renewable electricity output in 2021.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 104.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Nicaragua peaked at 70.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.4% | — |
| 1991 | 60.3% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -35.6% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +37.6% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 27.4% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 17.6% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 34.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.5% | 70.2% | 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 0.3302 % 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)
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- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Nicaragua?
- Renewable electricity output in Nicaragua was 69.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for renewable electricity output?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.