Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Americas
Americas: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 19.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Americas is 19.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Americas peaked at 19.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2001.
That places Americas 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.2% | — |
| 1991 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.3% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More energy & mining data for Americas
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 960,213 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.46 (2023)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 861.67 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.8% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 58.39 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 55.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Americas?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Americas was 19.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2001.
- How does Americas rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Americas ranks 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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