Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Cuba
Cuba: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Cuba stood at 1.8%.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Cuba peaked at 6.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2023.
That places Cuba 60th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -45.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +7.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 3.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Cuba?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Cuba was 1.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Cuba ranks 60th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.