Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Syria
Syria: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Syria, 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
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Syria stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Syria peaked at 2.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.
Syria ranks 206th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +48.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -76.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +136.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 75.3%, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +136.2% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 203 Maldives 1.4% compare
- 204 Azerbaijan 1.3% compare
- 205 Montserrat 1.2% compare
- 207 Saint Barthelemy 1.0% compare
- 208 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.0% compare
- 209 Anguilla 0.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7577 % 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 (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- 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 (2022)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Syria?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Syria was 1.2% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Syria ranks 206th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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 (%).