Renewable energy share in Nicaragua

Renewable sources provided 50.4% of final energy consumption in Nicaragua in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Nicaragua, 2021 50.4% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.8percentage points 2020: 52.2%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Nicaragua (2021).
Position in 2021 48th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Nicaragua 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 NicaraguaWorld
2021 50.4% –
2020 52.2% 19.7%
2019 50.5% 18.6%
2018 51.3% 18.1%
2017 48.9% 17.9%
2016 49.5% 17.6%
2015 50.0% 17.4%
2014 53.0% 17.3%
2013 54.3% 17.2%
2012 53.3% 16.9%
2011 53.3% 16.7%
2010 54.4% 16.7%
2009 54.6% 17.1%
2008 53.8% 16.7%
2007 52.6% 16.5%
2006 53.3% 16.7%
2005 52.8% 16.6%
2004 51.2% 16.8%
2003 51.5% 17.1%
2002 54.7% 17.2%
2001 56.7% 17.2%
2000 58.4% 17.5%
1999 59.4% 17.9%
1998 60.5% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.8 percentage points from 52.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 53.3%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Nicaragua has the 48th 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 Nicaragua
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