Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 86.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Afghanistan, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable electricity in Afghanistan stood at 86.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Afghanistan peaked at 87.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 23rd out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.7% | — |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 72.4% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 74.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 86.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.6%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 86.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 88.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +27.0% | 68.7% | 87.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 67.7% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 68.7% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 78.6% | 86.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Afghanistan?
- Renewable electricity in Afghanistan was 86.1% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for renewable electricity?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants