Electricity generation from renewables per person in Reunion

Reunion: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 1,989 kilowatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,989 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 50.7%
World rank
45th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1,989 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
962.23 kilowatt-hours
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Electricity generation from renewables per person in Reunion, 2000–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201120232000: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2001: 971.2 kilowatt-hours2002: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2003: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2004: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2005: 962.2 kilowatt-hours2006: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2007: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2008: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2009: 1.0k kilowatt-hours2010: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2011: 980.2 kilowatt-hours2012: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2013: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2014: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2015: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2016: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2017: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2018: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2019: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2020: 1.1k kilowatt-hours2021: 1.0k kilowatt-hours2022: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2023: 2.0k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from renewables per person in Reunion is 1,989 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.7% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Reunion peaked at 1,989 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 962.23 kilowatt-hours, in 2005.

Reunion ranks 45th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,052 kilowatt-hours 962.23 kilowatt-hours 1,111 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 1,145 kilowatt-hours 980.17 kilowatt-hours 1,262 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 1,348 kilowatt-hours 1,002 kilowatt-hours 1,989 kilowatt-hours 4

Countries ranked near Reunion

  1. 42 French Guiana 2,109 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 43 Panama 2,022 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,003 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 46 Japan 1,972 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 47 Bulgaria 1,854 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 48 Kyrgyzstan 1,833 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from renewables per person in Reunion?
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Reunion was 1,989 kilowatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Reunion?
The highest recorded value was 1,989 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Reunion?
The lowest recorded value was 962.23 kilowatt-hours in 2005.
How does Reunion rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Reunion ranks 45th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Reunion?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Reunion data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.