Renewable energy share in Afghanistan

Renewable sources provided 20.0% of final energy consumption in Afghanistan in 2022.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Afghanistan, 2022 20.0% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 20.0%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Afghanistan (2022).

Renewable energy share in Afghanistan over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2022
Period AfghanistanWorld
2022 20.0% –
2021 20.0% –
2020 18.2% 19.7%
2019 18.9% 18.6%
2018 18.3% 18.1%
2017 19.5% 17.9%
2016 20.2% 17.6%
2015 17.7% 17.4%
2014 19.1% 17.3%
2013 16.9% 17.2%
2012 15.4% 16.9%
2011 12.6% 16.7%
2010 15.2% 16.7%
2009 16.5% 17.1%
2008 21.2% 16.7%
2007 28.8% 16.5%
2006 31.9% 16.7%
2005 33.9% 16.6%
2004 44.2% 16.8%
2003 36.7% 17.1%
2002 37.8% 17.2%
2001 45.6% 17.2%
2000 45.0% 17.5%
1999 43.4% 17.9%
1998 38.0% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 15.4%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2022 for Afghanistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7