United States - Alternative and nuclear energy

Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)

Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in United States was 11.87 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 11.87 in 2015, while its lowest value was 1.26 in 1960.

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 1.26
1961 1.33
1962 1.43
1963 1.37
1964 1.40
1965 1.47
1966 1.44
1967 1.59
1968 1.63
1969 1.76
1970 1.81
1971 2.12
1972 2.38
1973 2.78
1974 3.55
1975 4.65
1976 4.57
1977 5.03
1978 5.51
1979 5.25
1980 5.43
1981 5.88
1982 6.49
1983 6.85
1984 7.13
1985 7.83
1986 8.41
1987 8.44
1988 9.01
1989 9.32
1990 9.45
1991 9.99
1992 9.75
1993 9.58
1994 9.75
1995 10.24
1996 10.17
1997 9.42
1998 9.80
1999 10.35
2000 10.30
2001 10.21
2002 10.51
2003 10.34
2004 10.41
2005 10.35
2006 10.63
2007 10.60
2008 10.95
2009 11.56
2010 11.34
2011 11.57
2012 11.45
2013 11.68
2014 11.68
2015 11.87

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use