Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 27.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Asia stood at 27.4%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Asia peaked at 47.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2023.
Southern Asia ranks 10th 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.0% | — |
| 1991 | 45.7% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 44.6% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 39.8% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 31.6% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 27.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.4% | 29.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
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- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 449,321 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.65 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 71.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 3,699 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 119.32 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 99.1% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 3.7% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 186.04 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 90.13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Asia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Asia was 27.4% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Southern Asia ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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