Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 50.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua stood at 50.1%.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Nicaragua peaked at 61.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2001.
That places Nicaragua 61st out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.4% | — |
| 1991 | 60.3% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -7.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 50.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 50.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 27.4% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 19.8% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 34.0% | 53.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Nicaragua?
- Renewable electricity in Nicaragua was 50.1% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for renewable electricity?
- Nicaragua ranks 61st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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