Renewable energy consumption in Pakistan

Pakistan: Renewable energy consumption was 1.45 million TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.45 million TJ
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
9th
of 230 countries
All-time high
1.45 million TJ
in 2015
All-time low
818,880 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Pakistan, 1990–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200220151990: 818.9k TJ1991: 845.2k TJ1992: 871.6k TJ1993: 891.2k TJ1994: 922.2k TJ1995: 944.3k TJ1996: 955.4k TJ1997: 976.0k TJ1998: 992.7k TJ1999: 1.0M TJ2000: 1.0M TJ2001: 1.1M TJ2002: 1.1M TJ2003: 1.1M TJ2004: 1.1M TJ2005: 1.2M TJ2006: 1.2M TJ2007: 1.2M TJ2008: 1.2M TJ2009: 1.3M TJ2010: 1.3M TJ2011: 1.3M TJ2012: 1.3M TJ2013: 1.4M TJ2014: 1.4M TJ2015: 1.4M TJ

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Pakistan stood at 1.45 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Pakistan peaked at 1.45 million TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 818,880 TJ, in 1990.

That places Pakistan 9th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 922,820 TJ 818,880 TJ 1.01 million TJ 10
2000s 1.15 million TJ 1.03 million TJ 1.26 million TJ 10
2010s 1.37 million TJ 1.30 million TJ 1.45 million TJ 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 6 Indonesia 2.40 million TJ compare
  2. 7 Canada 1.59 million TJ compare
  3. 8 Ethiopia 1.57 million TJ compare
  4. 10 Germany 1.18 million TJ compare
  5. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 862,514 TJ compare
  6. 12 Tanzania 804,532 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Pakistan?
Renewable energy consumption in Pakistan was 1.45 million 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 million TJ in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 818,880 TJ in 1990.
How does Pakistan rank for renewable energy consumption?
Pakistan ranks 9th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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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