Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Georgia
Georgia: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 21.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Georgia, 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
The most recent figure for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Georgia is 21.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Georgia peaked at 56.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1990.
Georgia ranks 102nd of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8% | — |
| 1991 | 14.1% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +31.3% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +40.3% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +104.4% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -23.9% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -5.5% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 21.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 21.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +104.4% | 22.7% | 46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 12.8% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 36.2% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 24.7% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.3% | 25.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More energy & mining data for Georgia
- 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 5.71 % 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 8.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Georgia?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Georgia was 21.3% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1990.
- How does Georgia rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Georgia ranks 102nd out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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 (%).