Statizoid

Renewable electricity in Myanmar

Myanmar: Renewable electricity was 58.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
58.9%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
49th
of 233 countries
All-time high
76.2%
in 2011
All-time low
22.4%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable electricity in Myanmar, 1990–2015

204060801990200220151990: 48.1 % in total electricity output1991: 46.3 % in total electricity output1992: 50.7 % in total electricity output1993: 50.4 % in total electricity output1994: 44.9 % in total electricity output1995: 40 % in total electricity output1996: 41.9 % in total electricity output1997: 37.9 % in total electricity output1998: 22.9 % in total electricity output1999: 22.4 % in total electricity output2000: 37 % in total electricity output2001: 38.9 % in total electricity output2002: 41.7 % in total electricity output2003: 38.2 % in total electricity output2004: 42.9 % in total electricity output2005: 49.8 % in total electricity output2006: 53.9 % in total electricity output2007: 56.6 % in total electricity output2008: 61.5 % in total electricity output2009: 75.5 % in total electricity output2010: 67.7 % in total electricity output2011: 76.2 % in total electricity output2012: 72.4 % in total electricity output2013: 72 % in total electricity output2014: 62.4 % in total electricity output2015: 58.9 % in total electricity output

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

Myanmar recorded 58.9% for renewable electricity in 2015.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Myanmar peaked at 76.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1999.

That places Myanmar 49th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Renewable electricity in Myanmar, year by year

Year % in total electricity output Change
1990 48.1% —
1991 46.3% -3.8%
1992 50.7% +9.4%
1993 50.4% -0.6%
1994 44.9% -10.8%
1995 40.0% -10.8%
1996 41.9% +4.5%
1997 37.9% -9.4%
1998 22.9% -39.6%
1999 22.4% -2.4%
2000 37.0% +65.2%
2001 38.9% +5.1%
2002 41.7% +7.2%
2003 38.2% -8.2%
2004 42.9% +12.2%
2005 49.8% +16.0%
2006 53.9% +8.3%
2007 56.6% +4.8%
2008 61.5% +8.7%
2009 75.5% +22.8%
2010 67.7% -10.3%
2011 76.2% +12.6%
2012 72.4% -5.0%
2013 72.0% -0.4%
2014 62.4% -13.4%
2015 58.9% -5.6%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 58.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 58.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.0%, 5.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.6% 22.4% 50.7% 10
2000s 49.6% 37.0% 75.5% 10
2010s 68.2% 58.9% 76.2% 6

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 46 Faroe Islands 60.1% compare
  2. 47 Suriname 60.1% compare
  3. 48 French Guiana 59.2% compare
  4. 50 Equatorial Guinea 57.8% compare
  5. 51 El Salvador 57.8% compare
  6. 52 Rwanda 56.9% compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

More reference data data for Myanmar

All data for Myanmar →

Frequently asked questions

What is renewable electricity in Myanmar?
Renewable electricity in Myanmar was 58.9% 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1999.
How does Myanmar rank for renewable electricity?
Myanmar ranks 49th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Renewable electricity in Myanmar. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/renewable-electricity-percent-in-total-electricity-output/myanmar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/renewable-electricity-percent-in-total-electricity-output/myanmar/">Renewable electricity in Myanmar</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit
% in total electricity output
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants