Renewable electricity in Philippines
Philippines: Renewable electricity was 25.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 25.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Philippines peaked at 45.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2015.
Philippines ranks 99th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.4% | — |
| 1991 | 42.5% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 39.2% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +32.3% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 25.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 25.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.0%, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 33.4% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 31.6% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 25.4% | 28.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Philippines?
- Renewable electricity in Philippines was 25.4% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2015.
- How does Philippines rank for renewable electricity?
- Philippines ranks 99th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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