Renewable energy consumption in Jamaica
Jamaica: Renewable energy consumption was 16.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Jamaica, 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
Jamaica recorded 16.8% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Jamaica peaked at 17.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 117th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.6% | — |
| 1991 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +4.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 16.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 16.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.7% | 17.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Jamaica?
- Renewable energy consumption in Jamaica was 16.8% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Jamaica ranks 117th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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