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 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 electricity output in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 764 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 690 GWh | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 478 GWh | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 475 GWh | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 472 GWh | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 466 GWh | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 475 GWh | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 485 GWh | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 495 GWh | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 505 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 515.7 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 503.2 GWh | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 571 GWh | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 647 GWh | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 565 GWh | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 671 GWh | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 646 GWh | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 684 GWh | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 541 GWh | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 775 GWh | +43.3% |
| 2010 | 767 GWh | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 829 GWh | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 878 GWh | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 803.9 GWh | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 895.3 GWh | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 889.5 GWh | -0.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 889.5 GWh is above the median for low income countries, which is 170 GWh, 5.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 889.5 GWh is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 222 GWh, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy electricity output in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +43.3% | 541 GWh | 775 GWh |
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
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 233 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.