Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 5.7% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Indonesia peaked at 6.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2006.
That places Indonesia 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -10.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 10.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 17.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 5 |
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 electricity generation from bioenergy in Indonesia?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Indonesia was 5.7% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2006.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Indonesia ranks 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.