Renewable electricity output in Small states
Small states: Renewable electricity output was 50.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Small states, 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 Small states is 50.5%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Small states peaked at 50.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1990.
Small states ranks 7th of 45 groups 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.1% | — |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 16.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 27.6% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.1% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.5% | 50.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 4 Lesotho 99.8% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 99.4% compare
- 6 Norway 99.1% compare
- 7 Albania 98.6% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 96.5% compare
- 9 El Salvador 95.6% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 95.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Small states
- Fuel imports 18.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 25.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 57.6% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 8.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Small states?
- Renewable electricity output in Small states was 50.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1990.
- How does Small states rank for renewable electricity output?
- Small states ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.