Share of electricity generation from renewables in Haiti
Haiti: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 18.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 18.6% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Haiti peaked at 51.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2016.
That places Haiti 135th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, 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 electricity generation from renewables in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.9% | — |
| 2001 | 47.5% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -51.5% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +65.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -34.5% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +89.2% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +49.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +49.0% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -16.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 18.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.1%, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 18.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.1%, 81% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from renewables in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +89.2% | 6.5% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 28.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 6.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 12.6% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More energy & mining data for Haiti
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4603 % 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 16.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Haiti?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Haiti was 18.6% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Haiti ranks 135th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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.