The Caribbean countries of Saint Lucia, the Bahamas, and Grenada were the region's most reliant on fossil fuels for electricity generation in 2021. That year, 100 percent of the power produced in these three countries was derived from coal, gas, oil, and petroleum products. In contrast, Paraguay and Costa Rica were the Latin American countries least dependent on fossil fuels.
Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country
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Ember. (July 17, 2023). Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301516/latin-america-share-of-fossil-fuels-in-electricity-generation/
Ember. "Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country." Chart. July 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301516/latin-america-share-of-fossil-fuels-in-electricity-generation/
Ember. (2023). Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301516/latin-america-share-of-fossil-fuels-in-electricity-generation/
Ember. "Share of Fossil Fuels in Electricity Generation in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301516/latin-america-share-of-fossil-fuels-in-electricity-generation/
Ember, Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301516/latin-america-share-of-fossil-fuels-in-electricity-generation/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country [Graph], Ember, July 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301516/latin-america-share-of-fossil-fuels-in-electricity-generation/