Renewable energy consumption in Liberia
Liberia: Renewable energy consumption was 83.8% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Renewable energy consumption in Liberia, 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
Liberia recorded 83.8% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Liberia peaked at 91.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2015.
Liberia ranks 15th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Renewable energy consumption in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.8% | — |
| 1991 | 90.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 88.9% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 87.4% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 83.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 83.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.1% | 86.6% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 87.6% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 83.8% | 89.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Liberia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Liberia was 83.8% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Liberia ranks 15th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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