Renewable energy consumption in Reunion
Reunion: Renewable energy consumption was 6,968 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Reunion, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 6,968 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 168.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Reunion peaked at 7,435 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,317 TJ, in 2001.
That places Reunion 143rd out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 Reunion, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,151 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 7,435 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 5,535 TJ | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 4,716 TJ | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 5,003 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 5,117 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4,816 TJ | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 4,256 TJ | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 3,910 TJ | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 2,369 TJ | -39.4% |
| 2000 | 2,476 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2,317 TJ | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 2,664 TJ | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 2,834 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 2,701 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2,600 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2,905 TJ | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 5,688 TJ | +95.8% |
| 2008 | 5,821 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5,676 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 6,258 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 5,725 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 6,507 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 6,857 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 6,502 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 6,968 TJ | +7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Reunion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +95.8% | 2,905 TJ | 5,688 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,031 TJ | 2,369 TJ | 7,435 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,568 TJ | 2,317 TJ | 5,821 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,469 TJ | 5,725 TJ | 6,968 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More reference data data for Reunion
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Milk production, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2006)
- Milk production 26,146 tonnes (2006)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 12,962 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 28,665 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares 251,000 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Reunion?
- Renewable energy consumption in Reunion was 6,968 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 7,435 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,317 TJ in 2001.
- How does Reunion rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Reunion ranks 143rd out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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