Renewable energy consumption in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Renewable energy consumption was 11.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Marshall Islands, 1992–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Marshall Islands stood at 11.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Marshall Islands peaked at 19.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2015.
Marshall Islands ranks 139th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.3% | — |
| 1993 | 19.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -7.1% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 11.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 71% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 11.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.0% | 19.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Marshall Islands?
- Renewable energy consumption in Marshall Islands was 11.2% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2015.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Marshall Islands ranks 139th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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