Share of electricity generation from renewables in Cuba
Cuba: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 4.0% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Cuba peaked at 6.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2007.
That places Cuba 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -43.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +31.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 175 Cayman Islands 4.2% compare
- 176 Qatar 4.1% compare
- 177 Tunisia 4.0% compare
- 179 Benin 4.0% compare
- 180 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.8% compare
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2022)
- Ores and metals exports 53.4% (2022)
- Gas production 9.96 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 907.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 9.96 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 907.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Cuba?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Cuba was 4.0% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
- How does Cuba rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Cuba ranks 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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.