Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in World
World: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 18.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in World, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 18.0% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in World peaked at 18.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2007.
World ranks 19th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.2% | — |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.4% | 18.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More energy & mining data for World
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 10.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.5% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.5% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,558 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in World?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in World was 18.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2007.
- How does World rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- World ranks 19th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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