Renewable energy consumption in Syria
Syria: Renewable energy consumption was 0.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Syria, 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
Syria recorded 0.5% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 77.9% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Syria peaked at 2.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Syria 203rd out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Syria, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +51.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -77.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.4%, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 200 Iraq 0.8% compare
- 201 Singapore 0.7% compare
- 202 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.6% compare
- 204 Curacao 0.3% compare
- 205 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
- 206 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Syria?
- Renewable energy consumption in Syria was 0.5% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Syria ranks 203rd out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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