Renewable energy consumption in Uganda
Uganda: Renewable energy consumption was 89.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Uganda, 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 Uganda stood at 89.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Uganda peaked at 96.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2015.
Uganda ranks 6th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.6% | 94.1% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 89.1% | 91.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Uganda?
- Renewable energy consumption in Uganda was 89.1% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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About this data
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption