Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 13.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 13.3% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Asia peaked at 23.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2011.
Eastern Asia ranks 25th of 34 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.4% | — |
| 1991 | 22.9% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 22.6% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 20.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.5% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More energy & mining data for Eastern Asia
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 1.68 million (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 4.79 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 90.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 348.2 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 1,213 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 99.4% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.5% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 136.43 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 82.38 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Asia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Asia was 13.3% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2011.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Eastern Asia ranks 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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