Total electricity output in Jordan

Jordan: Total electricity output was 19,014 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
19,014 GWh
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
78th
of 228 countries
All-time high
19,014 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
3,638 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Jordan, 1990–2015

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200220151990: 3.6k GWh1991: 3.7k GWh1992: 4.4k GWh1993: 4.8k GWh1994: 5.1k GWh1995: 5.6k GWh1996: 6.1k GWh1997: 6.3k GWh1998: 6.7k GWh1999: 7.1k GWh2000: 7.4k GWh2001: 7.5k GWh2002: 8.1k GWh2003: 8.0k GWh2004: 9.0k GWh2005: 9.7k GWh2006: 11.1k GWh2007: 13.0k GWh2008: 13.8k GWh2009: 14.3k GWh2010: 14.8k GWh2011: 14.6k GWh2012: 16.6k GWh2013: 17.3k GWh2014: 18.2k GWh2015: 19.0k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

In 2015, total electricity output in Jordan stood at 19,014 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Jordan peaked at 19,014 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,638 GWh, in 1990.

Jordan ranks 78th of 228 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,338 GWh 3,638 GWh 7,081 GWh 10
2000s 10,190 GWh 7,375 GWh 14,272 GWh 10
2010s 16,753 GWh 14,647 GWh 19,014 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 75 Cuba 20,288 GWh compare
  2. 76 Mozambique 19,913 GWh compare
  3. 77 Tunisia 19,676 GWh compare
  4. 79 Iceland 18,799 GWh compare
  5. 80 Dominican Republic 18,457 GWh compare
  6. 81 Lebanon 18,396 GWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Jordan?
Total electricity output in Jordan was 19,014 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 total electricity output recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 19,014 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,638 GWh in 1990.
How does Jordan rank for total electricity output?
Jordan ranks 78th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 5,885 data points, 1990–2015
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