Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in South America in 2021 — 15.52%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.12 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15.52 | +1.48 pp |
| 2020 | 14.04 | +2.73 pp |
| 2019 | 11.3 | +1.24 pp |
| 2018 | 10.06 | +1.22 pp |
| 2017 | 8.85 | +0.38 pp |
| 2016 | 8.47 | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 6.77 | −0.38 pp |
| 2014 | 7.15 | +3.17 pp |
| 2013 | 3.98 | −0.29 pp |
| 2012 | 4.27 | +0.65 pp |
| 2011 | 3.62 | +0.28 pp |
| 2010 | 3.34 | +0.71 pp |
| 2009 | 2.63 | +0.48 pp |
| 2008 | 2.15 | +0.32 pp |
| 2007 | 1.83 | +0.72 pp |
| 2006 | 1.11 | −0.27 pp |
| 2005 | 1.38 | +0.16 pp |
| 2004 | 1.22 | −0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.22 | +0.37 pp |
| 2002 | 0.85 | +0.19 pp |
| 2001 | 0.66 | +0.26 pp |
| 2000 | 0.4 | — |
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.
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