Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in French Guiana
French Guiana: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 29.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in French Guiana, 1990–2010
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in French Guiana is 29.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in French Guiana peaked at 35.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1991.
French Guiana ranks 82nd of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% | — |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +81.7% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -44.5% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +107.3% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +13.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in French Guiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +107.3% | 11.3% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 5.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 23.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in French Guiana?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in French Guiana was 29.4% in 2010, 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 French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1991.
- How does French Guiana rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- French Guiana ranks 82nd out of 230 countries with data for 2010.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana 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 (%).