World - Combustible renewables and waste

Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy)

Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) in World was 3.94 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 12.69 in 1983, while its lowest value was 2.12 in 1969.

Definition: Combustible renewables and waste comprise solid biomass, liquid biomass, biogas, industrial waste, and municipal waste, measured as a percentage of total energy use.

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 3.08
1961 2.97
1962 2.82
1963 2.67
1964 2.56
1965 2.45
1966 2.37
1967 2.25
1968 2.21
1969 2.12
1970 2.38
1971 12.64
1972 12.33
1973 11.92
1974 12.18
1975 12.37
1976 11.95
1977 11.80
1978 11.64
1979 11.58
1980 11.90
1981 12.22
1982 12.54
1983 12.69
1984 12.59
1985 12.48
1986 12.43
1987 12.29
1988 12.03
1989 11.97
1990 8.99
1991 9.06
1992 9.22
1993 9.14
1994 9.13
1995 9.06
1996 8.94
1997 8.94
1998 9.01
1999 9.09
2000 8.93
2001 8.73
2002 8.63
2003 8.48
2004 8.20
2005 8.10
2006 8.04
2007 7.89
2008 7.86
2009 7.96
2010 7.73
2011 7.60
2012 7.57
2013 7.58
2014 7.46
2015 3.94

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use