Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Western Asia

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Western Asia in 2021 — 6.01%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.95 pp.

2021 6.01% +0.99 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 6.01%2021
Period minimum -0.14%2005

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Western Asia, 2000–2021-202468200020032006200920122015201820212000: 0.06%2001: 0.07%2002: 0.07%2003: 0.04%2004: 0.04%2005: -0.14%2006: -0.1%2007: -0.06%2008: 0.16%2009: 0.29%2010: 0.46%2011: 0.78%2012: 0.85%2013: 1.07%2014: 1.28%2015: 1.67%2016: 2.27%2017: 2.7%2018: 3.5%2019: 4.19%2020: 5.02%2021: 6.01%
Change over the period: +5.95 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia

Western Asia 6.01%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 6.01 +0.99 pp
2020 5.02 +0.82 pp
2019 4.19 +0.7 pp
2018 3.5 +0.8 pp
2017 2.7 +0.42 pp
2016 2.27 +0.6 pp
2015 1.67 +0.4 pp
2014 1.28 +0.21 pp
2013 1.07 +0.22 pp
2012 0.85 +0.06 pp
2011 0.78 +0.32 pp
2010 0.46 +0.18 pp
2009 0.29 +0.13 pp
2008 0.16 +0.22 pp
2007 -0.06 +0.03 pp
2006 -0.1 +0.05 pp
2005 -0.14 −0.19 pp
2004 0.04 +0 pp
2003 0.04 −0.03 pp
2002 0.07 +0 pp
2001 0.07 +0.01 pp
2000 0.06

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.