Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 51.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 51.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Nicaragua peaked at 70.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2017.
That places Nicaragua 42nd out of 212 countries 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.8% | — |
| 1991 | 70.6% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 59.4% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 51.2% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 49.8% | 52.2% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Nicaragua?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Nicaragua was 51.6% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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