Renewable electricity in Jordan
Jordan: Renewable electricity was 1.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Jordan, 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
The most recent figure for renewable electricity in Jordan is 1.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 167.1% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Jordan peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.
That places Jordan 177th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 174 British Virgin Islands 1.3% compare
- 175 Maldives 1.3% compare
- 176 Bangladesh 1.2% compare
- 178 American Samoa 0.9% compare
- 179 Isle of Man 0.8% compare
- 180 Belarus 0.8% compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Jordan?
- Renewable electricity in Jordan was 1.0% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
- How does Jordan rank for renewable electricity?
- Jordan ranks 177th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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