Renewable energy consumption (TJ) in Palestine
Palestine: Renewable energy consumption (TJ) was 6,702 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 6,702 TJ, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Palestine peaked at 7,760 TJ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,050 TJ, in 1990.
Palestine ranks 146th 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 (TJ) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,050 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 4,108 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4,167 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4,215 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4,263 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4,311 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,355 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4,414 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 4,453 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4,505 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4,544 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4,617 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6,684 TJ | +44.8% |
| 2003 | 7,513 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 7,760 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7,564 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5,948 TJ | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 7,159 TJ | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 6,746 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 6,680 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6,115 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 6,279 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 5,927 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 5,820 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 6,770 TJ | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 6,702 TJ | -1.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6,702 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,966 TJ, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6,702 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,867 TJ, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption (TJ) in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +44.8% | 4,617 TJ | 6,684 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,284 TJ | 4,050 TJ | 4,505 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,522 TJ | 4,544 TJ | 7,760 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,269 TJ | 5,820 TJ | 6,770 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Palestine?
- Renewable energy consumption in Palestine was 6,702 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 7,760 TJ in 2004.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,050 TJ in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Palestine ranks 146th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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