Share of primary energy from renewables in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of primary energy from renewables was 2.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from renewables in Azerbaijan, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from renewables in Azerbaijan is 2.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Azerbaijan peaked at 2.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1989.
That places Azerbaijan 64th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6% | — |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -43.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +129.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +61.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +59.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +53.7% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +83.1% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.1%, 18% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +129.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 61 Uzbekistan 2.8% compare
- 62 Russia 2.5% compare
- 63 South Africa 2.4% compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 66 United Arab Emirates 1.4% compare
- 67 USSR 1.4%
More energy & mining data for Azerbaijan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.15 % 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 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 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from renewables in Azerbaijan?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Azerbaijan was 2.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1989.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Azerbaijan ranks 64th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.