North America - Alternative and nuclear energy

Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)

Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in North America was 12.75 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 12.75 in 2015, while its lowest value was 2.01 in 1963.

Definition: Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.01
1961 2.05
1962 2.11
1963 2.01
1964 2.07
1965 2.13
1966 2.14
1967 2.26
1968 2.28
1969 2.43
1970 2.48
1971 2.82
1972 3.14
1973 3.65
1974 4.43
1975 5.37
1976 5.35
1977 5.88
1978 6.42
1979 6.25
1980 6.51
1981 7.06
1982 7.65
1983 8.14
1984 8.45
1985 9.22
1986 9.91
1987 9.95
1988 10.38
1989 10.52
1990 10.47
1991 11.09
1992 10.78
1993 10.74
1994 10.99
1995 11.32
1996 11.20
1997 10.39
1998 10.57
1999 11.07
2000 10.99
2001 10.93
2002 11.23
2003 11.02
2004 11.20
2005 11.19
2006 11.48
2007 11.44
2008 11.83
2009 12.35
2010 12.11
2011 12.36
2012 12.32
2013 12.60
2014 12.58
2015 12.75

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use