Renewable energy consumption in Syria
Syria: Renewable energy consumption was 1,299 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Syria is 1,299 TJ, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.5% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Syria peaked at 10,697 TJ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,299 TJ, in 2015.
That places Syria 169th 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,086 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 6,935 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 6,834 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 6,720 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 6,111 TJ | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 5,551 TJ | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 5,636 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 5,743 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5,957 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 6,042 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6,923 TJ | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 7,618 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 5,836 TJ | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 6,653 TJ | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 10,172 TJ | +52.9% |
| 2005 | 10,697 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 9,768 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 8,723 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 7,169 TJ | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 4,459 TJ | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 7,011 TJ | +57.2% |
| 2011 | 8,812 TJ | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 8,688 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 8,061 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 6,333 TJ | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 1,299 TJ | -79.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1,299 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 59,317 TJ, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1,299 TJ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,867 TJ, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -79.5% | 6,333 TJ | 1,299 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,262 TJ | 5,551 TJ | 7,086 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,802 TJ | 4,459 TJ | 10,697 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,701 TJ | 1,299 TJ | 8,812 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 1,299 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 10,697 TJ in 2005.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,299 TJ in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Syria ranks 169th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (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