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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 35.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
35.9%
Change on year
up 49.5%
World rank
78th
of 233 countries
All-time high
35.9%
in 2015
All-time low
8.5%
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable electricity in North Macedonia, 1990–2015

102030401990200220151990: 8.5 % in total electricity output1991: 14.7 % in total electricity output1992: 14 % in total electricity output1993: 10.1 % in total electricity output1994: 11.7 % in total electricity output1995: 13.1 % in total electricity output1996: 12.8 % in total electricity output1997: 13.4 % in total electricity output1998: 15.4 % in total electricity output1999: 20.2 % in total electricity output2000: 17.2 % in total electricity output2001: 9.8 % in total electricity output2002: 12.4 % in total electricity output2003: 20.4 % in total electricity output2004: 22.2 % in total electricity output2005: 21.5 % in total electricity output2006: 23.6 % in total electricity output2007: 15.5 % in total electricity output2008: 13.3 % in total electricity output2009: 18.6 % in total electricity output2010: 33.5 % in total electricity output2011: 21.2 % in total electricity output2012: 16.7 % in total electricity output2013: 26.1 % in total electricity output2014: 24 % in total electricity output2015: 35.9 % 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

North Macedonia recorded 35.9% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 49.5% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable electricity in North Macedonia peaked at 35.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1990.

North Macedonia ranks 78th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in North Macedonia, year by year

Year % in total electricity output Change
1990 8.5% —
1991 14.7% +72.3%
1992 14.0% -4.9%
1993 10.1% -27.9%
1994 11.7% +16.1%
1995 13.1% +11.6%
1996 12.8% -2.0%
1997 13.4% +4.4%
1998 15.4% +15.0%
1999 20.2% +31.7%
2000 17.2% -15.1%
2001 9.8% -42.7%
2002 12.4% +26.3%
2003 20.4% +64.1%
2004 22.2% +9.0%
2005 21.5% -3.3%
2006 23.6% +9.6%
2007 15.5% -34.0%
2008 13.3% -14.4%
2009 18.6% +39.7%
2010 33.5% +80.0%
2011 21.2% -36.6%
2012 16.7% -21.4%
2013 26.1% +56.8%
2014 24.0% -8.0%
2015 35.9% +49.5%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 35.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 2.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 35.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.2%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.4% 8.5% 20.2% 10
2000s 17.5% 9.8% 23.6% 10
2010s 26.2% 16.7% 35.9% 6

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 75 Lithuania 39.4% compare
  2. 76 Italy 38.7% compare
  3. 77 Vietnam 36.7% compare
  4. 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.5% compare
  5. 80 Spain 34.9% compare
  6. 81 Papua New Guinea 34.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable electricity in North Macedonia?
Renewable electricity in North Macedonia was 35.9% 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 North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1990.
How does North Macedonia rank for renewable electricity?
North Macedonia ranks 78th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable electricity rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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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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
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