Renewable energy consumption in Belarus
Belarus: Renewable energy consumption was 6.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Belarus, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 6.8% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Belarus peaked at 7.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 157th of 226 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 energy consumption in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +65.5% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +25.3% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 6.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 43% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 6.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 41% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +65.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 7.8% compare
- 155 Faroe Islands 7.5% compare
- 156 Macao 7.1% compare
- 158 Aruba 6.7% compare
- 159 Japan 6.3% compare
- 160 Netherlands 5.9% compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Belarus?
- Renewable energy consumption in Belarus was 6.8% 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 energy consumption recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Belarus ranks 157th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption