Renewables share of final energy consumption — all countries

Renewables share of final energy consumption — Latin America & Caribbean

Renewables share of final energy consumption in Latin America & Caribbean in 2020 — 34.2%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.62 pp.

2020 34.2% +3.57 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 34.2%2020
Period minimum 27.72%2014

Trend over time

1990–2020 · % of final consumption

Renewables share of final energy consumption — Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2020262830323436199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 32.57%1991: 31.98%1992: 31.7%1993: 31.1%1994: 30.74%1995: 30.31%1996: 29.39%1997: 28.67%1998: 28.63%1999: 29.1%2000: 28.5%2001: 27.92%2002: 28.53%2003: 29.04%2004: 28.87%2005: 28.94%2006: 28.99%2007: 29.08%2008: 29.19%2009: 30.03%2010: 29.07%2011: 28.5%2012: 27.94%2013: 27.74%2014: 27.72%2015: 28.24%2016: 28.89%2017: 29.41%2018: 30.25%2019: 30.62%2020: 34.2%
Change over the period: +1.62 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 34.2%
World 19.74%
Renewables share of final energy consumption — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 34.2 +3.57 pp
2019 30.62 +0.37 pp
2018 30.25 +0.85 pp
2017 29.41 +0.52 pp
2016 28.89 +0.64 pp
2015 28.24 +0.52 pp
2014 27.72 −0.02 pp
2013 27.74 −0.2 pp
2012 27.94 −0.55 pp
2011 28.5 −0.57 pp
2010 29.07 −0.96 pp
2009 30.03 +0.84 pp
2008 29.19 +0.11 pp
2007 29.08 +0.09 pp
2006 28.99 +0.05 pp
2005 28.94 +0.07 pp
2004 28.87 −0.18 pp
2003 29.04 +0.52 pp
2002 28.53 +0.61 pp
2001 27.92 −0.58 pp
2000 28.5 −0.6 pp
1999 29.1 +0.48 pp
1998 28.63 −0.04 pp
1997 28.67 −0.73 pp
1996 29.39 −0.92 pp
1995 30.31 −0.43 pp
1994 30.74 −0.37 pp
1993 31.1 −0.6 pp
1992 31.7 −0.29 pp
1991 31.98 −0.59 pp
1990 32.57

About the indicator

The share of energy from renewable sources in total final energy consumption — not in electricity alone, but in heating and transport as well. High values in low-income countries are often explained not by “green” energy but by the traditional use of wood fuel for cooking.

Important: There is no aggregate for groups of countries: the correct denominator is final energy consumption itself, and that is published by the Energy Institute, whose terms prohibit republication. Weighting by population would be especially wrong here — in the poorest countries the renewable share is high because of firewood, and the world figure would come out overstated.

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