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Table 1
Regional percent renewable energy sources, renewable energy consumption, and non-renewable energy production change between 1990–2015.
| Regions, N (%) | Mean renewable energy sources (% of total energy source) | Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) | Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2015 | Change | 1990 | 2015 | Change | 1990 | 2015 | Change | |
| East Asia & Pacific, N = 37 (17.2) |
2.27 | 4.91 | +2.64 | 25.04 | 19.51 | −5.53 | 70.37 | 74.85 | +4.48 |
| Europe & Central Asia, N = 57 (26.5) | 0.68 | 11.28 | +10.6 | 10.22 | 20.47 | +10.25 | 60.53 | 48.50 | −12.03 |
| Latin America & Caribbean, N = 42 (19.5) | 4.60 | 10.76 | +6.16 | 28.22 | 20.27 | −7.95 | 36.11 | 51.18 | +15.07 |
| Middle East & North Africa, N = 20 (9.3) | 0.001 | 1.16 | +1.159 | 5.80 | 4.42 | −1.38 | 92.47 | 93.31 | +0.84 |
| North America, N = 3 (1.4) | 1.91 | 6.82 | +4.91 | 8.73 | 10.72 | +1.99 | 45.76 | 44.07 | −1.69 |
| South Asia, N = 8 (3.7) | 0.002 | 1.95 | +1.948 | 59.66 | 45.09 | −14.57 | 43.30 | 59.05 | +15.75 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa, N = 48 (22.3) | 1.97 | 4.31 | +2.34 | 74.65 | 64.53 | −10.12 | 37.85 | 48.54 | +10.69 |
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