Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 231st out of 246 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.4% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 231st out of 246 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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