Renewable Energy Statistics 2016: Latin America and the Caribbean

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive renewable energy statistics on a range of topics. This publication presents IRENA’s latest statistics for renewable power generation and capacity, as well as renewable energy balances for all countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Data have been obtained from a variety of sources, including the IRENA questionnaire, official national statistics, industry association reports, consultant reports and news articles. IRENA gratefully acknowledges the support of national correspondents and other experts for their help in compiling this dataset.

A summary of recent developments in renewable energy in the region can be found here.

The electricity generation and capacity datasets from the year 2000 onwards are also available for download on IRENA’s knowledge portal: http://resourceirena.irena.org.