Renewable energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Renewable energy consumption was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 198th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8% compare
- 198 Northern Mariana Islands 0.5% compare
- 200 American Samoa 0.4% compare
- 200 Hong Kong, China 0.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Renewable energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.