Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in OECD (EI)
OECD (EI): Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was 2.98 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in OECD (EI), 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
OECD (EI) recorded 2.98 % change on previous year for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 48.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in OECD (EI) peaked at 12.64 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -2.23 % change on previous year, in 2003.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in OECD (EI), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 6.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1968 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 5.41 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1971 | 6.95 % change on previous year | +53.0% |
| 1972 | 7.68 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 1974 | 12.64 % change on previous year | +178.1% |
| 1975 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1976 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 1977 | 7.26 % change on previous year | +477.3% |
| 1978 | 10.24 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 1979 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1980 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1981 | 7.18 % change on previous year | +211.3% |
| 1982 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1983 | 7.79 % change on previous year | +62.2% |
| 1984 | 8.6 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 9.07 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 1987 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1990 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +143.2% |
| 1991 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4761 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1993 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +899.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4201 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 1995 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +1153.2% |
| 1996 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 1997 | 0.379 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6505 % change on previous year | +71.7% |
| 1999 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +307.4% |
| 2000 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 2001 | -0.8614 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 2002 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -325.2% |
| 2003 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -214.7% |
| 2004 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -306.8% |
| 2005 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 2006 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +56.3% |
| 2007 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2008 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -266.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0648 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 2010 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +5939.9% |
| 2011 | -0.1298 % change on previous year | -103.3% |
| 2012 | -2 % change on previous year | +1441.8% |
| 2013 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -264.4% |
| 2014 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9294 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 2023 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +264.4% |
| 2024 | 5.76 % change on previous year | +70.0% |
| 2025 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in OECD (EI) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5939.9% | 0.0648 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -1441.8% | -0.1298 % change on previous year | -2 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +1153.2% | 0.4201 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +899.3% | 0.4761 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.89 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 6.8 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 6.61 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 12.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.51 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 9.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 % change on previous year | 0.379 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8944 % change on previous year | -2.23 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 % change on previous year | -2 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 0.9294 % change on previous year | 5.76 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD (EI)
- 1 Saudi Arabia 108.05 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Reunion 51.3 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 50 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 50 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Niger 50 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for OECD (EI)
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 6,007 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources 51.2% (2025)
- Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy 142.15 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 19.3% (2025)
- Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 19.3% (2025)
- Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 142.15 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 1.2% (2025)
- Primary energy from low-carbon energy 11,810 terawatt-hours (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in OECD (EI)?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in OECD (EI) was 2.98 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in OECD (EI)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.64 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in OECD (EI)?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.23 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does OECD (EI) rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- OECD (EI) ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD (EI)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD (EI) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.