Renewable energy consumption in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Renewable energy consumption was 20.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Afghanistan, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 20.0% for renewable energy consumption in 2022.
The figure is up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Afghanistan peaked at 45.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2011.
Afghanistan ranks 107th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.0% | — |
| 1991 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 27.4% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 23.0% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 16.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 12.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 20.0% | 3 |
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- 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 (2020)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Afghanistan?
- Renewable energy consumption in Afghanistan was 20.0% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.