Share of electricity generation from renewables in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 12.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Jamaica, 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 renewables in Jamaica stood at 12.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Jamaica peaked at 14.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2002.
That places Jamaica 153rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -36.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +3.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 12.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 53% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 12.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.1%, 55% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.47 % 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 26.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Jamaica?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Jamaica was 12.6% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2002.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Jamaica ranks 153rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.