Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Asia
Western Asia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 4.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Asia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Asia stood at 4.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Asia peaked at 7.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2014.
Western Asia ranks 32nd of 34 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.2% | — |
| 1991 | 7.0% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More energy & mining data for Western Asia
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 298,328 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.84 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 91.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 2,514 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 339.76 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 97.3% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 2.7% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 99.32 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 321.06 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Asia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Asia was 4.8% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2014.
- How does Western Asia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Western Asia ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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