Renewable energy electricity output in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Renewable energy electricity output was 889.5 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Afghanistan, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 889.5 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Afghanistan peaked at 895.3 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 466 GWh, in 1995.
That places Afghanistan 112th out of 230 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 530.5 GWh | 466 GWh | 764 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 611.89 GWh | 503.2 GWh | 775 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 843.78 GWh | 767 GWh | 895.3 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Afghanistan?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Afghanistan was 889.5 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 895.3 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 466 GWh in 1995.
- How does Afghanistan rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Afghanistan ranks 112th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.