Share of electricity production by source in Aruba
Aruba: Share of electricity production by source was 85.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
85.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 208 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
81.1%
in 2015
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Share of electricity production by source in Aruba, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 85.2% for share of electricity production by source in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Aruba peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2015.
That places Aruba 67th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 85.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 85.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 81.1% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 64 Senegal 86.0% compare
- 65 Burkina Faso 86.0% compare
- 66 Tonga 85.8% compare
- 68 South Africa 85.1% compare
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.0% compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 84.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Aruba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.8588 % 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 5.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Aruba?
- Share of electricity production by source in Aruba was 85.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2015.
- How does Aruba rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Aruba ranks 67th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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