Renewable energy consumption in Uganda
Uganda: Renewable energy consumption was 471,009 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Uganda stood at 471,009 TJ. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Uganda peaked at 471,009 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 243,283 TJ, in 1997.
That places Uganda 24th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 265,180 TJ | 243,283 TJ | 286,109 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 329,289 TJ | 268,657 TJ | 382,565 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 431,805 TJ | 394,114 TJ | 471,009 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Uganda?
- Renewable energy consumption in Uganda was 471,009 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 471,009 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,283 TJ in 1997.
- How does Uganda rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (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