Total electricity output in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Total electricity output was 10,300 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
10,300 GWh
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
101st
of 228 countries
All-time high
10,300 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
3,577 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2015

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200220151990: 3.6k GWh1991: 3.7k GWh1992: 4.0k GWh1993: 3.8k GWh1994: 4.1k GWh1995: 4.3k GWh1996: 4.5k GWh1997: 5.0k GWh1998: 5.2k GWh1999: 5.2k GWh2000: 5.5k GWh2001: 5.6k GWh2002: 5.6k GWh2003: 6.4k GWh2004: 6.4k GWh2005: 7.1k GWh2006: 7.2k GWh2007: 7.7k GWh2008: 7.7k GWh2009: 7.8k GWh2010: 8.5k GWh2011: 8.8k GWh2012: 9.1k GWh2013: 9.5k GWh2014: 9.9k GWh2015: 10.3k 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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 10,300 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 10,300 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,577 GWh, in 1990.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 101st out of 228 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,341 GWh 3,577 GWh 5,247 GWh 10
2000s 6,711 GWh 5,459 GWh 7,843 GWh 10
2010s 9,348 GWh 8,485 GWh 10,300 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 98 Costa Rica 10,812 GWh compare
  2. 99 Ethiopia 10,437 GWh compare
  3. 100 Estonia 10,417 GWh compare
  4. 103 Angola 9,764 GWh compare
  5. 104 Zimbabwe 9,709 GWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Trinidad and Tobago?
Total electricity output in Trinidad and Tobago was 10,300 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 10,300 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 3,577 GWh in 1990.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for total electricity output?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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