Renewable energy consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Renewable energy consumption was 36.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable energy consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 36.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 157.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 37.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1990.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 65th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.3% | — |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +31.8% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +128.8% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | -31.7% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +91.4% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -2.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 36.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 36.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.2%, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +128.8% | 14.6% | 33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 7.3% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 14.2% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 36.6% | 37.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More energy & mining data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.92 % 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 11.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Renewable energy consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 36.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1990.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 65th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.