Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Belarus
Belarus: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Belarus, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 8.2% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Belarus peaked at 8.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 164th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +19.7% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +65.0% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 8.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 8.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 40% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +65.0% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 161 United States Virgin Islands 8.4% compare
- 162 Guyana 8.3% compare
- 163 Cook Islands 8.3% compare
- 165 Malaysia 8.1% compare
- 166 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 8.0% compare
- 167 French Polynesia 7.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 20.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Belarus?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Belarus was 8.2% in 2023, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Belarus ranks 164th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 (%).