Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Bahamas stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Bahamas peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 215th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +28.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -31.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +14.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 4% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 212 Qatar 0.7% compare
- 213 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.7% compare
- 214 Palau 0.6% compare
- 216 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare
- 217 Oman 0.4% compare
- 218 American Samoa 0.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Bahamas
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1953 % 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)
- Fuel imports 16.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Bahamas?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Bahamas was 0.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Bahamas ranks 215th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).