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🇹🇹 Electricity Generation of Trinidad and Tobago

The electricity generated in Trinidad and Tobago has been on the rise since the start of the millennium. In 2021, electricity generation in Trinidad and Tobago reach 8.73 TWh. Whereof 85.11% of the generated electricity in the country that year came from Gas.

  • In 2021, the electricity generation in Trinidad and Tobago increased by 6.33%
  • In total, Trinidad and Tobago generated 8.73 Terrawatt hours of electricity in 2021.
  • Electricity generation in Trinidad and Tobago grew with 0.52 TWh in 2021, compared to previous year.
  • Since 2000, production of electricity has increased by 70.18% in Trinidad and Tobago
  • In 2021, Trinidad and Tobago produced 0.031384961175041% of the world's total energy generation.

Total Electricity Generation of Trinidad and Tobago (2000-2021)

Between the year 2000 and 2021, Trinidad and Tobago's electricity generation has increased from 5.13 TWh to 8.73 TWh, a 70.18% increase in produced Terawatt hours during a 21 year time period.

Year TWh YoY absolute change YoY change
2000 5.13 % %
2001 5.31 0.18% 3.51%
2002 5.31 0.0% 0.0%
2003 6.06 0.75% 14.12%
2004 6.05 -0.01% -0.17%
2005 6.63 0.58% 9.59%
2006 6.74 0.11% 1.66%
2007 7.22 0.48% 7.12%
2008 7.26 0.04% 0.55%
2009 7.37 0.11% 1.52%
2010 7.97 0.6% 8.14%
2011 8.24 0.27% 3.39%
2012 8.58 0.34% 4.13%
2013 8.93 0.35% 4.08%
2014 8.86 -0.07% -0.78%
2015 9.0 0.14% 1.58%
2016 8.86 -0.14% -1.56%
2017 8.77 -0.09% -1.02%
2018 8.68 -0.09% -1.03%
2019 8.64 -0.04% -0.46%
2020 8.21 -0.43% -4.98%
2021 8.73 0.52% 6.33%

Trinidad and Tobago's Electricity Generation by Fuel Source in 2021

In 2021, Gas was the largest generator of electrical energy in Trinidad and Tobago with 85.11% of the total electricity produced.

Fuel Source Proportion
Gas 85.11%
Other Fossil 14.78%
Solar 0.11%
Bioenergy 0.0%
Coal 0.0%
Hydro 0.0%
Nuclear 0.0%
Other Renewables 0.0%
Wind 0.0%

Data Information

Data found on this page is a derivative of Ember-Climate Yearly electricity data.

Data Sources

Ember-Climate

Ember-Climate Yearly Electricity Data

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. Data is collected from multi-country datasets (EIA, Eurostat, BP, UN) as well as national sources (e.g China data from the National Bureau of Statistics).

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