Share of electricity production by source in Haiti
Haiti: Share of electricity production by source was 81.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Haiti, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 81.4% for share of electricity production by source in 2022.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Haiti peaked at 93.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1994.
That places Haiti 78th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.6% | — |
| 1991 | 25.4% | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | +186.2% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | -6.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 81.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 81.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +186.2% | 17.1% | 48.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 17.1% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 48.3% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 74.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 81.4% | 86.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 75 United Arab Emirates 81.8% compare
- 76 Cape Verde 81.7% compare
- 77 Malaysia 81.6% compare
- 79 Mauritania 80.6% compare
- 80 Thailand 80.4% compare
- 81 Yemen 80.3% compare
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 production by source in Haiti?
- Share of electricity production by source in Haiti was 81.4% in 2022, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1994.
- How does Haiti rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Haiti ranks 78th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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