Renewable energy consumption in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Renewable energy consumption was 25.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Low & middle income, 1990–2020
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 Low & middle income is 25.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Low & middle income peaked at 34.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2012.
That places Low & middle income 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.4% | — |
| 1991 | 34.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 25.3% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.2% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 19 Cameroon 79.2% compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 78.3% compare
- 21 Mozambique 76.9% compare
- 22 Haiti 76.7% compare
- 23 Togo 75.1% compare
- 24 Nepal 73.7% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 71.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,450 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Low & middle income?
- Renewable energy consumption in Low & middle income was 25.2% in 2020, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2012.
- How does Low & middle income rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.