Renewable energy share in Jamaica

Renewable sources provided 10.5% of final energy consumption in Jamaica in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Jamaica, 2021 10.5% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.2percentage points 2020: 11.7%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Jamaica (2021).
Position in 2021 144th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Jamaica 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 2021
Period JamaicaWorld
2021 10.5% –
2020 11.7% 19.7%
2019 9.2% 18.6%
2018 8.9% 18.1%
2017 11.0% 17.9%
2016 11.1% 17.6%
2015 12.1% 17.4%
2014 11.9% 17.3%
2013 11.4% 17.2%
2012 12.2% 16.9%
2011 9.8% 16.7%
2010 8.9% 16.7%
2009 7.4% 17.1%
2008 5.9% 16.7%
2007 5.3% 16.5%
2006 4.8% 16.7%
2005 5.4% 16.6%
2004 6.4% 16.8%
2003 8.1% 17.1%
2002 8.0% 17.2%
2001 7.9% 17.2%
2000 9.3% 17.5%
1999 10.0% 17.9%
1998 10.5% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 11.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 9.8%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Jamaica has the 144th highest value.

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 2021 for Jamaica
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