Share of electricity generation from renewables in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from renewables in Bahamas is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Bahamas peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 195th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.5% | — |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +99.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.7%, 3% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.1%, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More energy & mining data for Bahamas
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1953 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Bahamas?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Bahamas was 0.9% 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 renewables recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Bahamas ranks 195th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.