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 179th out of 233 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.
Renewable electricity in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -34.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +68.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +33.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -38.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +137.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +167.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 6% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +167.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 2000 | +137.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
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
- 176 British Virgin Islands 1.3% compare
- 177 Maldives 1.3% compare
- 178 Bangladesh 1.2% compare
- 180 American Samoa 0.9% compare
- 181 Isle of Man 0.8% compare
- 182 Belarus 0.8% compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
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 179th out of 233 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