Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

Indicator id: renewable_energy_share · Unit: % · Coverage: 1990-2022

Share of renewable energy (including traditional biomass) in total final energy consumption.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS (https://data.worldbank.org)

Caveats

Includes traditional biomass (firewood, dung, agricultural residue) as "renewable" -- Nepal's high share partly reflects continued household reliance on solid biofuels, not only hydropower and modern renewables.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 7.2 -- Increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
Topic: Energy & Mining, Climate Change
Themes: climate, infrastructure

Also known as

"renewable energy", "clean energy share", "how much renewable energy"

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