Renewables share of final energy consumption — all countries

Renewables share of final energy consumption — South Asia

Renewables share of final energy consumption in South Asia in 2020 — 36.89%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 18.75 pp.

2020 36.89% +2.46 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 55.64%1990
Period minimum 33.59%2017

Trend over time

1990–2020 · % of final consumption

Renewables share of final energy consumption — South Asia, 1990–202030405060199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 55.64%1991: 54.7%1992: 54.15%1993: 54.07%1994: 52.95%1995: 51.82%1996: 51.26%1997: 50.08%1998: 50.15%1999: 49.29%2000: 49.18%2001: 49.17%2002: 47.94%2003: 47.67%2004: 47%2005: 46.22%2006: 45.25%2007: 43.53%2008: 41.45%2009: 39.47%2010: 38.16%2011: 36.81%2012: 36.39%2013: 36.61%2014: 35.51%2015: 34.88%2016: 34.21%2017: 33.59%2018: 33.88%2019: 34.43%2020: 36.89%
Change over the period: −18.75 pp Annual average: -0.62 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

South Asia 36.89%
World 19.74%
Renewables share of final energy consumption — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 36.89 +2.46 pp
2019 34.43 +0.55 pp
2018 33.88 +0.29 pp
2017 33.59 −0.62 pp
2016 34.21 −0.68 pp
2015 34.88 −0.63 pp
2014 35.51 −1.1 pp
2013 36.61 +0.23 pp
2012 36.39 −0.42 pp
2011 36.81 −1.35 pp
2010 38.16 −1.32 pp
2009 39.47 −1.97 pp
2008 41.45 −2.08 pp
2007 43.53 −1.71 pp
2006 45.25 −0.98 pp
2005 46.22 −0.78 pp
2004 47 −0.67 pp
2003 47.67 −0.27 pp
2002 47.94 −1.23 pp
2001 49.17 −0.01 pp
2000 49.18 −0.11 pp
1999 49.29 −0.86 pp
1998 50.15 +0.07 pp
1997 50.08 −1.18 pp
1996 51.26 −0.56 pp
1995 51.82 −1.13 pp
1994 52.95 −1.13 pp
1993 54.07 −0.08 pp
1992 54.15 −0.54 pp
1991 54.7 −0.94 pp
1990 55.64

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.