Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 68.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 68.4% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 86.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2022.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.7% | — |
| 1991 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 85.4% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.5% | 84.3% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 77.1% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 68.2% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 68.1% | 69.5% | 4 |
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- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.81 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 20.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 3,738 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 42.61 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 60.4% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.7% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 8.82 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 7.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 68.4% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2022.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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