Dataset available for Latin-American and Caribbean Countries since 1970-2017 (Except Bahamas)
This indicator presents information on the supply of renewable and non-renewable primary energy by type of energy source. Primary renewable energy supply refers to energy from non-fossil resources of relatively short or continuous periods of formation, that is, under a rational exploitation regime, and its availability does not decrease over time. Likewise, primary renewable energy supply is classified into two different groups; combustible renewables and non-combustible renewables. Non-combustible renewables are: hydroenergy, geothermal and other primary energies.
Other primary energies includes: solar, wind, vegetable, animal, industrial and urban waste that are used for energy purposes. Combustible renewables are: firewood, and sugar cane and derivates. Non-renewable energy supply refers to energy coming from fossil resources exhaustible over time and with a long-term formation period. Non-renewable primary energies are: oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear. Primary energy: refers to different energy sources, as they are obtained in nature, either directly, such as hydropower, wind, solar, firewood and other vegetable fuels; or after an extraction process, such as oil, coal, geothermal, among others.
It is measured in thousands of barrels of oil equivalent.