Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Cuba
Cuba: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 9.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9.2%
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
164th
of 248 countries
All-time high
45.7%
in 1992
All-time low
9.2%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Cuba, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Cuba stood at 9.2%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Cuba peaked at 45.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 164th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.2% | — |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -24.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 9.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 9.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 27.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 15.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 9.2% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 162 Japan 9.7% compare
- 163 Jamaica 9.4% compare
- 165 Faroe Islands 9.2% compare
- 166 Grenada 9.1% compare
- 167 South Africa 9.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 (2020)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Cuba?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Cuba was 9.2% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Cuba ranks 164th out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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