World Bank data provides the percentage share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption (TFEC) for countries worldwide. The dataset is compiled by Sustainable Energy for All, tracking progress on sustainable energy goals. Temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in renewable energy adoption over time using the annual percentage values.
- Compare renewable energy penetration across different countries using the country-level indicator.
- Model the relationship between GDP growth and renewable energy share using this metric alongside economic data.
- Forecast future renewable energy consumption based on historical percentage trends.
Strengths
- Provides a standardized global indicator (percentage of TFEC) for cross-country comparison.
- Sourced from an authoritative organization (Sustainable Energy for All) focused on energy data.
Limitations
- Specific row count, time range, and data completeness are unknown.
- Lacks granular sub-national or sector-level breakdowns within the total final consumption figure.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, compiled by Sustainable Energy for All.
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global, country-level.