Renewable energy consumption in Jordan
Jordan: Renewable energy consumption was 3.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Jordan, 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
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Jordan is 3.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Jordan peaked at 3.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2005.
That places Jordan 176th out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.8% | — |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 20% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 3.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35.2% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Jordan?
- Renewable energy consumption in Jordan was 3.2% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Jordan ranks 176th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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