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 115th of 224 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.
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 |
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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 115th out of 224 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