Share of electricity production by source in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of electricity production by source was 97.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
97.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
30th
of 208 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
97.1%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Share of electricity production by source in Cayman Islands, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, share of electricity production by source in Cayman Islands stood at 97.1%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Cayman Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2021.
Cayman Islands ranks 30th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of electricity production by source in Cayman Islands, 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 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 97.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 97.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 97.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.1% | 97.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More energy & mining data for Cayman Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 13.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Cayman Islands?
- Share of electricity production by source in Cayman Islands was 97.1% 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Cayman Islands ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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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