Renewable energy consumption in Belarus
Belarus: Renewable energy consumption was 8.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Belarus, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Belarus is 8.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Belarus peaked at 8.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 157th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +64.3% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +21.7% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 155 Malta 8.6% compare
- 155 Mauritius 8.6% compare
- 158 Faroe Islands 7.9% compare
- 159 Malaysia 7.5% compare
- 160 French Polynesia 7.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2021)
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (2021)
- Gas production 0.7433 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.7433 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Belarus?
- Renewable energy consumption in Belarus was 8.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Belarus ranks 157th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.