Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 6.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia is 6.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 9.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2014.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 36th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.2% | — |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More energy & mining data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.64 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 90.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 3,667 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 208.44 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 95.3% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 3.4% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 156.49 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 269.12 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 6.2% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western 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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