World Development Indicators provide the percentage of total electricity generated from non-hydro renewable sources like geothermal, solar, wind, and biomass. This time-series data tracks the evolving contribution of these modern renewables to national and global power grids. The World Bank compiles and maintains these indicators.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the renewable_share_excluding_hydro column to model national energy transition pathways.
- Benchmark country performance in solar and wind adoption using the reported percentage metric over time.
- Correlate the renewable electricity share with other development indicators like GDP or emissions data.
- Forecast future energy mix scenarios based on historical growth rates of this key sustainability metric.
Strengths
- Data covers a broad set of countries, enabling cross-national comparison.
- Focus on non-hydro renewables provides a specific view of modern energy technology adoption.
Limitations
- The exact number of rows, time range, and country coverage are unspecified.
- Data may have gaps for certain countries or years, affecting continuity of analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank World Development Indicators
- Collection Method
- Compiled from national and international official statistics and reports.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global, country-level data