ENERGY PROFILE

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 7: ENERGY INDICATORS ( 2017 )
Renewable energy (% of TFEC) 60.5 Access to electricity (% of population) 56.5
Energy efficiency (MJ per $1 of GDP) 4.3 Access to clean cooking (% of population) 48
Public flows renewables (2017 USD M) 0.0 Per capita renewable capacity (W/person) 52.4
TOTAL PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY (TPES)

TPES 2012 2017 Total prim ary energy supply in 2017

Non-renewable (TJ) 186 936 291 436
Oil
Renewable (TJ) 408 961 242 059
Total (TJ) 595 897 533 495 Gas
Renewable share (%) 69 45
45%
Nuclear
Growth in TPES 2012-17 2016-17
54%
Non-renewable (%) +55.9 +12.2 Coal + others
Renewable (%) -40.8 -53.2
Total (%) -10.5 -31.3 Renewables
0%
Prim ary energy tra de 2012 2017 Renew a ble energy supply in 2017
Imports (TJ) 48 204 139 694
Exports (TJ) 67 066 12 443 Hydro/marine
14% 0%
Net trade (TJ) 18 862 - 127 251 Wind
Imports (% of supply) 8 26
Exports (% of production) 11 3 Solar
Energy self-sufficiency (%) 105 77
Bioenergy
Net trade (USD million) - 713 - 333 85%
Net trade (% of GDP) -1.4 -0.7 Geothermal

RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Consumption by sourc e 2012 2017 Renew a ble energy consumption in 2017

Electricity (TJ) 25 380 29 774
Electricity
Heat (TJ) 0 0 16%
Bioenergy (TJ) 226 742 156 543
Solar + geothermal (TJ) 0 0 Heat
Total (TJ) 252 122 186 317
Bioenergy
Electricity share (%) 10 16

Consumption growth 2012-17 2016-17 84% Solar +

Renewable electricity (%) +17.3 -0.8 geothermal
Other renewables (%) -31.0 -45.3
Total (%) -26.1 -41.1
Industry
Consumption by se ctor 2012 2017
25% 27%
Industry (TJ) 36 079 50 693 Transport
Transport (TJ) 0 0
Households (TJ) 163 251 89 487 Households
Other (TJ) 52 791 46 136
48%
Renewable share of TFEC 60.5 Other
 ELECTRICITY CAPACITY AND GENERATION
C a p a city in 2019 MW % Renew a ble c a p a city in 2019
Non-renewable 1 745 45
Renewable 2 146 55 1% Hydro/marine
9%
Hydro/marine 1 928 50
Solar 19 0 Solar
Wind 0 0
Bioenergy 199 5 Wind
Geothermal 0 0
Total 3 891 100 Bioenergy
90%
C a p a city change (%) 2014-19 2018-19 Geothermal
Non-renewable + 13 0.0
Renewable + 19 + 0.3 Net c a p a city change ( MW)
Hydro/marine + 21 0.0
Non-renewable Renewable
Solar + 131 + 44.3 400
Wind 0 0.0
Bioenergy 0 0.0 350
Geothermal 0 0.0 300
Total + 16 + 0.1 250
Net c a p a city change in 2019 (MW) 200
Non-renewable Hydro and marine 150
100
0 0 50
0
Solar Wind
- 50
+ 6 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Bioenergy Geothermal C a p a city utilisation in 2018 (%)

0 0 Fossil 41
Nuclear
Generation in 2018 GWh % Hydro/Mar 57
Non-renewable 6 301 39
Solar 18
Renewable 9 796 61
Hydro and marine 9 657 60 Wind
Solar 20 0 Bio 7
Wind 0 0
Bioenergy 118 1 Geo
Geothermal 0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100
Total 16 097 100
Per c a pita electricity generation (kWh) Renew a ble g eneration ( GWh)
Total Renewable Hydro/marine Solar Wind Bio Geo
500 15 000
400
10 000
300
200
5 000
100
0 0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
 RENEWABLE RESOURCE POTENTIAL
Distribution of solar potential Distribution of wind potential
World Sudan World Sudan

100% 100%

80% 80%

Proportion of land area

Proportion of land area

60% 60%

40% 40%

20% 20%

0% 0%
<1200 1200-1400 1400-1600 1600-1800 1800-1900 1900-2000 >2000 <260 260-420 420-560 560-670 670-820 820-1060 >1060
Annual generation per unit of installed PV capacity (kWh/kWp/yr) Wind power density at 100m height (W/m2)

Biom ass potential: net prim ary production Indic ators of renew a ble resource potential

5 6
Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven
4 7 classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit
of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion
of a country's land area in each of these classes and the global
3 8 distribution of land area across the classes (for comparison).
Onshore wind: Potential wind power density (W/m2) is shown
in the seven classes used by NREL, measured at a height of
9 100m. The bar chart shows the distribution of the country's land
2
area in each of these classes compared to the global
distribution of wind resources. Areas in the third class or above
are considered to be a good wind resource.
1 10
Biomass: Net primary production (NPP) is the amount of
0.5 carbon fixed by plants and accumulated as biomass each year.
0 11 It is a basic measure of biomass productivity. The chart shows
tC /ha / yr the average NPP in the country (tC/ha/yr), compared to the
global average NPP of 3-4 tonnes of carbon per year.
= Global average of 3-4 tC /ha/yr

Sources: IRENA statistics, plus data from the following sources: UN SDG
Database (original sources: WHO; World Bank; IEA; IRENA; and UNSD); UN
World Population Prospects; UNSD Energy Balances; UN COMTRADE; World
Bank World Development Indicators; EDGAR; REN21 Global Status Report; IEA-
IRENA Joint Policies and Measures Database; IRENA Global Atlas; and World
Bank Global Solar Atlas and Global Wind Atlas.

Additional notes: Capacity per capita and public investments SDGs only apply
to developing areas. Energy self-sufficiency has been defined as total primary
energy production divided by total primary energy supply. Energy trade includes
all commodities in Chapter 27 of the Harmonised System (HS). Capacity
utilisation is calculated as annual generation divided by year-end capacity x
8,760h /year. Avoided emissions from renewable power is calculated as
renewable generation divided by fossil fuel generation multiplied by reported
emissions from the power sector. This assumes that, if renewable power did not
exist, fossil fuels would be used in its place to generate the same amount of
power and using the same mix of fossil fuels. In countries and years where no
fossil fuel generation occurs, an average fossil fuel emission factor has been used
IRENA He a d qu arters to calculate the avoided emissions.
M asd ar City These profiles have been produced to provide an overview of developments in
P.O. Box 236, Ab u Dh a bi renewable energy in different countries and areas. The IRENA statistics team
Unite d Ara b Emira tes would welcome comments and feedback on its structure and content, which can
be sent to statistics@irena.org.
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