Renewable energy consumption in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Renewable energy consumption was 2.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Saint Lucia, 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
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Saint Lucia stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2015.
Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5% | — |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 14% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 14% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Saint Lucia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Saint Lucia was 2.1% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Saint Lucia ranks 184th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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