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Contact Points - Organization

  • Permanent Representative: WMO General
  • Energy liasion person: Questionnaire
  • National Meteorological Service: WMO General
  • Regional Association: WMO General
  • Date of WMO Membership: WMO General

SDG7 indicators

  • Access to electricity (% of population): World Bank (2020)
    100.00%
  • Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population): World Bank (2020)
    100.00%
  • Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population): World Bank (2020)
    100.00%

Emissions and NDCs

  • National Determined Countributions (NDC): Climate Watch Data
    2020 NDC (Updated First NDC)
  • CO2 emissions (Mt): OWiD (2020)
    597.61
  • CO2 per capita (t/person): OWiD (2020)
    11.66

Economy

  • GDP (current LCU): World Bank (2020)
    1,933,152,400,000,000
  • GDP growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    -0.85%
  • GDP per capita (current US$): World Bank (2020)
    31,597.50$
  • GDP per capita growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    -0.99%

General Info Relevant for Energy

  • Surface area (sq. km): World Bank (2014)
    100,280.00
  • Population, total: World Bank (2020)
    51,836,239
  • Population growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    0.14%
  • Rural population growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    0.22%
  • Urban population growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    0.12%
  • Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area): World Bank (2021)
    16.97%

Energy capacity

  • Energy per capita (KWh/yr): OWiD (2020)
    63,865.19
  • Total Electricity Capacity (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    142,160.95
  • Installed Gen Capacity Solar (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    18,161
  • Installed Gen Capacity Wind (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    1,708.04
  • Installed Gen Capacity Hydro (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    6,541.14
  • Total Renewable Installed Gen Capacity (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    24,365.26

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