Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 216th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.4% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 216th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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 (%).