Total electricity output in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Total electricity output was 4,579 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
4,579 GWh
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
123rd
of 230 countries
All-time high
4,579 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
1,457 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Nicaragua, 1990–2015

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200220151990: 1.5k GWh1991: 1.5k GWh1992: 1.6k GWh1993: 1.7k GWh1994: 1.7k GWh1995: 1.9k GWh1996: 2.0k GWh1997: 2.0k GWh1998: 2.3k GWh1999: 2.2k GWh2000: 2.4k GWh2001: 2.5k GWh2002: 2.6k GWh2003: 2.8k GWh2004: 2.9k GWh2005: 3.1k GWh2006: 3.1k GWh2007: 3.2k GWh2008: 3.4k GWh2009: 3.5k GWh2010: 3.7k GWh2011: 3.8k GWh2012: 4.0k GWh2013: 4.2k GWh2014: 4.4k GWh2015: 4.6k GWh

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for total electricity output in Nicaragua is 4,579 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Nicaragua peaked at 4,579 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,457 GWh, in 1990.

Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 230 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.

Total electricity output in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 1,457 GWh
1991 1,507 GWh +3.4%
1992 1,639 GWh +8.8%
1993 1,735 GWh +5.9%
1994 1,746 GWh +0.6%
1995 1,855 GWh +6.2%
1996 1,993 GWh +7.4%
1997 2,045 GWh +2.6%
1998 2,266 GWh +10.8%
1999 2,166 GWh -4.4%
2000 2,351 GWh +8.5%
2001 2,520 GWh +7.2%
2002 2,620 GWh +4.0%
2003 2,772 GWh +5.8%
2004 2,922 GWh +5.4%
2005 3,051 GWh +4.4%
2006 3,134 GWh +2.7%
2007 3,208 GWh +2.4%
2008 3,361 GWh +4.8%
2009 3,453 GWh +2.7%
2010 3,659 GWh +6.0%
2011 3,824 GWh +4.5%
2012 4,031 GWh +5.4%
2013 4,166 GWh +3.3%
2014 4,446 GWh +6.7%
2015 4,579 GWh +3.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 4,579 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 4,579 GWh is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,841 GWh 1,457 GWh 2,266 GWh 10
2000s 2,939 GWh 2,351 GWh 3,453 GWh 10
2010s 4,118 GWh 3,659 GWh 4,579 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 120 Latvia 5,533 GWh compare
  2. 121 Mongolia 5,513 GWh compare
  3. 122 Yemen 5,326 GWh compare
  4. 124 Cyprus 4,533 GWh compare
  5. 125 Cambodia 4,397 GWh compare
  6. 126 Lithuania 4,258 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Nicaragua?
Total electricity output in Nicaragua was 4,579 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 4,579 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 1,457 GWh in 1990.
How does Nicaragua rank for total electricity output?
Nicaragua ranks 123rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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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
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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