Renewable energy consumption in Jamaica
Jamaica: Renewable energy consumption was 13,776 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Jamaica, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 13,776 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Jamaica peaked at 13,776 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,172 TJ, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 130th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,172 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 6,270 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6,582 TJ | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 6,833 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 7,081 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 7,374 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 7,747 TJ | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 7,976 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 7,711 TJ | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 8,029 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 10,677 TJ | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 9,951 TJ | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 11,825 TJ | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 12,249 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 12,946 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 13,165 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 13,406 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 13,168 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 12,495 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 12,059 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 10,538 TJ | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 11,232 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 13,465 TJ | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 13,617 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13,761 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13,776 TJ | +0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 13,776 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,156 TJ, 59% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 13,776 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,250 TJ, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +33.0% | 8,029 TJ | 10,677 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,178 TJ | 6,172 TJ | 8,029 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,194 TJ | 9,951 TJ | 13,406 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,732 TJ | 10,538 TJ | 13,776 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Jamaica?
- Renewable energy consumption in Jamaica was 13,776 TJ 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 13,776 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,172 TJ in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Jamaica ranks 130th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste