Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Comoros
Comoros: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 36.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Comoros, 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
Comoros recorded 36.1% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Comoros peaked at 74.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2024.
That places Comoros 68th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.0% | — |
| 1991 | 73.4% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 71.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | -2.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 36.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 36.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.9%, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 71.1% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 61.8% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 55.3% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 36.1% | 50.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More energy & mining data for Comoros
- 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 5.43 % 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 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Comoros?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Comoros was 36.1% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Comoros ranks 68th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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 (%).