Share of primary energy from renewables in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of primary energy from renewables was 11.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables in Indonesia, 1965–2025
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 Indonesia is 11.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Indonesia peaked at 13.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1981.
That places Indonesia 31st out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.3% | — |
| 1966 | 3.0% | +32.8% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 4.0% | +17.1% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -67.2% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -16.0% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -44.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +26.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -36.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +42.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +51.8% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +152.8% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -6.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 11.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 11.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.0%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables in Indonesia 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 | +152.8% | 1.2% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from renewables in Indonesia?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Indonesia was 11.7% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1981.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Indonesia ranks 31st out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.