Renewable energy consumption in Georgia
Georgia: Renewable energy consumption was 28.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Georgia, 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
Georgia recorded 28.7% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Georgia peaked at 56.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1990.
Georgia ranks 83rd 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8% | — |
| 1991 | 14.1% | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +31.3% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +40.4% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +104.4% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -23.9% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -10.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 28.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 28.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +104.4% | 22.7% | 46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 12.8% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 36.2% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.7% | 39.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Georgia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Georgia was 28.7% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1990.
- How does Georgia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Georgia ranks 83rd out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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