Renewable energy consumption in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Renewable energy consumption was 14.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 14.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 14.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1990.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.3% | — |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Post-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 11.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 9,161 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Post-demographic dividend?
- Renewable energy consumption in Post-demographic dividend was 14.4% in 2020, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1990.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.