Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Central America

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Central America in 2021 — 15.83%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.04 pp.

2021 15.83% +0.76 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 15.83%2021
Period minimum 4.34%2008

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Central America, 2000–202105101520200020032006200920122015201820212000: 4.79%2001: 4.87%2002: 4.68%2003: 4.9%2004: 5.14%2005: 5.43%2006: 4.75%2007: 5.12%2008: 4.34%2009: 4.45%2010: 4.79%2011: 4.5%2012: 5.27%2013: 5.95%2014: 6.78%2015: 7.98%2016: 8.76%2017: 8.58%2018: 9.66%2019: 12.89%2020: 15.08%2021: 15.83%
Change over the period: +11.04 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 15.83%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 15.83 +0.76 pp
2020 15.08 +2.19 pp
2019 12.89 +3.23 pp
2018 9.66 +1.08 pp
2017 8.58 −0.18 pp
2016 8.76 +0.79 pp
2015 7.98 +1.19 pp
2014 6.78 +0.83 pp
2013 5.95 +0.68 pp
2012 5.27 +0.78 pp
2011 4.5 −0.29 pp
2010 4.79 +0.34 pp
2009 4.45 +0.11 pp
2008 4.34 −0.78 pp
2007 5.12 +0.38 pp
2006 4.75 −0.68 pp
2005 5.43 +0.28 pp
2004 5.14 +0.25 pp
2003 4.9 +0.22 pp
2002 4.68 −0.19 pp
2001 4.87 +0.08 pp
2000 4.79

About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.