Dataset available for Latin-American and Caribbean Countries since 1970-2017 (Except Bahamas)
This indicator corresponds to the ratio of supply coming from renewable source of the total energy supply possessed by each country. Renewable supply is provided by type of sources.
The total supply of energy refers to the amount of primary and secondary energy available to meet the energy needs of a country, both in the transformation process, and the final consumer. Corresponds to the sum of the supplies of primary and secondary energy less the production of secondary energy. This second term is incorporated to avoid double counting of the energy used in the process of secondary energy. Similarly is the sum of the supply of renewable and non-renewable energies.
The supply of renewable energy corresponds to the energy supply derived from natural processes that are replenished constantly, as well as those non-fossil resources, low carbon content and relatively short periods of training. In particular, it relates to the following energy sources: geothermal, hydropower (large and small scale), wood energy, charcoal, bioenergy sustainable unrelated timber (cane products) and other sources such as wind and solar.