Nicaragua Electricity
Generation (2024)#133 World
4.52TWh+0.14% YoY
Consumption (2024)#132 World
4.45TWh−1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
37.6%62.4%
Electricity Generation in Nicaragua
- Net electricity generation in Nicaragua reached 4.52 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#133 in the world), an increase of 0.14% from 4.51 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 37.6% (1.7 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Nicaragua and renewables 62.4% (2.82 terawatt-hours).
- Nicaragua increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.0049% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 62.4% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Nicaragua
- Nicaragua consumed 4.45 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#132 in the world), a decrease of 1% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Nicaragua averaged 643.1 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.76 kilowatt-hours per day (#159 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Nicaragua
- Nicaragua had a total installed electricity capacity of 1.87 gigawatts in 2024 (#125 in the world), an increase of 0.97% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 59% and renewables at 41% of Nicaragua's installed capacity in 2024.
- Nicaragua's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 27.7% in 2024, with hydro at 46.3%, wind at 34.5% and fossil fuels at 17.6%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Nicaragua
- Nicaragua imported 0.9 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈20.2% of consumption).
Grid Efficiency in Nicaragua
- Distribution losses in Nicaragua were 0.97 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 21.5% of total generation, down from 23.5% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Nicaragua
- In 2024, Nicaragua generated approximately 0.01 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.01 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0002 terawatt-hours.
Nicaragua Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.52 | +0.14% | 133 | 0.01% | 4.45 | −1% | 132 | 0.02% | 643.1 | 1.87 | +0.97% | 125 | 0.02% | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.97 |
| 2023 | 4.51 | +4.5% | 132 | 0.02% | 4.49 | −1.1% | 133 | 0.02% | 658.4 | 1.85 | +0.02% | 122 | 0.02% | 0.82 | — | — | 0.84 |
| 2022 | 4.32 | +2.7% | 131 | 0.02% | 4.54 | +10.8% | 130 | 0.02% | 675.1 | 1.85 | +0.68% | 121 | 0.02% | 1.06 | 0 | 1.06 | 0.84 |
| 2021 | 4.21 | +11.1% | 129 | 0.02% | 4.1 | +7.6% | 132 | 0.02% | 617.4 | 1.84 | −0.23% | 121 | 0.02% | 1.01 | 0 | 1.01 | 1.11 |
| 2020 | 3.79 | −17.1% | 132 | 0.01% | 3.81 | −2.7% | 132 | 0.02% | 580.6 | 1.84 | +0% | 120 | 0.02% | 1.07 | 0 | 1.07 | 1.05 |
| 2019 | 4.57 | −1.8% | 128 | 0.02% | 3.92 | +0.98% | 131 | 0.02% | 604 | 1.84 | +10.8% | 118 | 0.02% | 0.43 | 0.0002 | 0.43 | 1.09 |
| 2018 | 4.66 | +2.9% | 125 | 0.02% | 3.88 | +0.58% | 131 | 0.02% | 606 | 1.66 | +0.11% | 122 | 0.02% | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.98 |
| 2017 | 4.53 | −1.4% | 125 | 0.02% | 3.86 | +3.5% | 131 | 0.02% | 610.5 | 1.66 | +5.5% | 120 | 0.02% | 0.33 | 0.001 | 0.33 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4.59 | +0.22% | 126 | 0.02% | 3.73 | +6.2% | 133 | 0.02% | 598 | 1.57 | +6.3% | 122 | 0.02% | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 1.05 |
| 2015 | 4.58 | +2.8% | 122 | 0.02% | 3.51 | +3.9% | 134 | 0.02% | 570.8 | 1.48 | +1.2% | 122 | 0.02% | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.08 |
| 2014 | 4.45 | +7% | 122 | 0.02% | 3.38 | +4.8% | 134 | 0.02% | 556.9 | 1.46 | +2.6% | 122 | 0.02% | 0.02 | 0.05 | −0.03 | 1.05 |
| 2013 | 4.16 | +3.3% | 125 | 0.02% | 3.22 | +4.1% | 134 | 0.02% | 538.7 | 1.43 | +0.33% | 121 | 0.02% | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.98 |
| 2012 | 4.03 | +5.4% | 125 | 0.02% | 3.1 | +8.8% | 135 | 0.02% | 524.8 | 1.42 | +15.4% | 120 | 0.03% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.95 |
| 2011 | 3.82 | +4.7% | 124 | 0.02% | 2.85 | +6.1% | 134 | 0.01% | 489.1 | 1.23 | +3% | 122 | 0.02% | 0.01 | 0.04 | −0.03 | 0.95 |
| 2010 | 3.65 | +5.9% | 127 | 0.02% | 2.68 | +2.3% | 133 | 0.01% | 467.5 | 1.19 | +8.2% | 120 | 0.02% | 0.01 | 0.04 | −0.03 | 0.94 |
| 2009 | 3.45 | +2.8% | 125 | 0.02% | 2.62 | +3.5% | 132 | 0.01% | 463.4 | 1.1 | +9% | 120 | 0.02% | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 2008 | 3.36 | +4.7% | 126 | 0.02% | 2.53 | +4.5% | 131 | 0.01% | 454.2 | 1.01 | +6.2% | 118 | 0.02% | 0.03 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.85 |
| 2007 | 3.21 | +2.4% | 125 | 0.02% | 2.42 | +4% | 130 | 0.01% | 441 | 0.95 | +7.8% | 119 | 0.02% | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.85 |
| 2006 | 3.13 | +9.4% | 126 | 0.02% | 2.33 | +13.5% | 130 | 0.01% | 430.1 | 0.88 | −1.3% | 120 | 0.02% | 0.05 | 0.009 | 0.04 | 0.85 |
| 2005 | 2.86 | +1.5% | 124 | 0.02% | 2.05 | +2.5% | 128 | 0.01% | 384.4 | 0.9 | +2.3% | 119 | 0.02% | 0.03 | 0.008 | 0.02 | 0.83 |
| 2004 | 2.82 | +4.3% | 122 | 0.02% | 2 | +6.8% | 126 | 0.01% | 379.9 | 0.88 | +15.7% | 119 | 0.02% | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.82 |
| 2003 | 2.7 | +5.9% | 122 | 0.02% | 1.88 | +5.9% | 128 | 0.01% | 360.1 | 0.76 | +6.3% | 121 | 0.02% | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.009 | 0.82 |
| 2002 | 2.55 | +3.3% | 122 | 0.02% | 1.77 | +3.1% | 128 | 0.01% | 344.1 | 0.71 | +15.9% | 124 | 0.02% | 0.02 | 0.007 | 0.009 | 0.79 |
| 2001 | 2.47 | +8.1% | 122 | 0.02% | 1.72 | +2.1% | 129 | 0.01% | 337.9 | 0.62 | −1.5% | 126 | 0.02% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.77 |
| 2000 | 2.29 | +10.9% | 121 | 0.02% | 1.68 | +7.7% | 126 | 0.01% | 335.1 | 0.62 | +9.4% | 122 | 0.02% | 0.11 | 0.001 | 0.11 | 0.72 |
| 1999 | 2.06 | +2.6% | 121 | 0.01% | 1.56 | +7.3% | 125 | 0.01% | 315.5 | 0.57 | −10.4% | 122 | 0.02% | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.56 |
| 1998 | 2.01 | +13.8% | 120 | 0.01% | 1.46 | +2.3% | 124 | 0.01% | 298.1 | 0.64 | +58.9% | 120 | 0.02% | 0.04 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | 1.77 | −1.8% | 119 | 0.01% | 1.42 | +11.6% | 124 | 0.01% | 295.9 | 0.4 | +6.8% | 131 | 0.01% | 0.16 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.5 |
| 1996 | 1.8 | +6.8% | 120 | 0.01% | 1.28 | +7.6% | 129 | 0.01% | 269.6 | 0.38 | −2.8% | 133 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.53 |
| 1995 | 1.68 | +5.1% | 120 | 0.01% | 1.19 | +4.6% | 129 | 0.01% | 255.2 | 0.39 | +0% | 128 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 1.6 | +0.13% | 122 | 0.01% | 1.13 | −2.6% | 128 | 0.01% | 249 | 0.39 | +0% | 126 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.45 |
| 1993 | 1.6 | +6.9% | 121 | 0.01% | 1.16 | −1.7% | 125 | 0.01% | 261.1 | 0.39 | +0% | 126 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.05 | −0.05 | 0.39 |
| 1992 | 1.5 | +8.1% | 119 | 0.01% | 1.18 | +5.4% | 122 | 0.01% | 271.5 | 0.39 | +0% | 124 | 0.01% | 0.04 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.35 |
| 1991 | 1.38 | +2.4% | 101 | 0.01% | 1.12 | −14.1% | 103 | 0.01% | 263.4 | 0.39 | +8.7% | 104 | 0.01% | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.32 |
| 1990 | 1.35 | +0.15% | 99 | 0.01% | 1.31 | +1.3% | 98 | 0.01% | 313.7 | 0.36 | +0% | 105 | 0.01% | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 0.25 |
| 1989 | 1.35 | +16% | 97 | 0.01% | 1.29 | +11% | 96 | 0.01% | 317 | 0.36 | +0.85% | 105 | 0.01% | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 0.26 |
| 1988 | 1.16 | −4.7% | 99 | 0.01% | 1.16 | −3.8% | 96 | 0.01% | 292.3 | 0.35 | +0% | 104 | 0.01% | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| 1987 | 1.22 | +31.2% | 96 | 0.01% | 1.21 | +29.1% | 95 | 0.01% | 310.9 | 0.35 | +0.86% | 103 | 0.01% | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.2 |
| 1986 | 0.93 | −9.3% | 103 | 0.01% | 0.94 | −12% | 101 | 0.01% | 246.4 | 0.35 | +0% | 103 | 0.01% | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| 1985 | 1.03 | +5.6% | 100 | 0.01% | 1.06 | −4.1% | 97 | 0.01% | 286.8 | 0.35 | −2.5% | 103 | 0.01% | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
| 1984 | 0.97 | +4% | 99 | 0.01% | 1.11 | +1.6% | 93 | 0.01% | 306.2 | 0.36 | +0% | 103 | 0.02% | 0.27 | 0.003 | 0.27 | 0.13 |
| 1983 | 0.93 | −10.5% | 100 | 0.01% | 1.09 | +9.8% | 94 | 0.01% | 309 | 0.36 | −0.28% | 102 | 0.02% | 0.34 | 0.008 | 0.33 | 0.17 |
| 1982 | 1.04 | −4.6% | 96 | 0.01% | 0.99 | +4% | 95 | 0.01% | 289.1 | 0.36 | −1.1% | 101 | 0.02% | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.15 |
| 1981 | 1.09 | +3% | 95 | 0.01% | 0.96 | +6.1% | 96 | 0.01% | 285.7 | 0.36 | −0.27% | 98 | 0.02% | 0.01 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.14 |
| 1980 | 1.06 | — | 94 | 0.01% | 0.9 | — | 96 | 0.01% | 277 | 0.37 | — | 97 | 0.02% | 0.009 | 0.02 | −0.009 | 0.15 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.