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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Haiti: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Haiti is placed joint 108th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 539.53 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 18.61 (2024).
Share
Energy
joint108th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Haiti on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
539.53
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Haiti: 539.53. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Caribbean
- 539.53 Haiti
- Land neighbours
- Dominican Republic 567.33
18.61
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Haiti: 18.61. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Caribbean
- 18.85 Dominican Republic
- Land neighbours
- Dominican Republic 18.85
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
No reading
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
World Energy Council publishes no 2023 figure for Haiti, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Caribbean
- 58.1 Dominican Republic
- Land neighbours
- Dominican Republic 58.1
02Over time
Which way Haiti is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
HaitiWorld median
Haiti rose from 329.63 in 2000 to 539.53 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Haiti World median 2024 539.5 433.7 2023 516.5 452.7 2022 538.6 476.3 2021 577.7 469.0 2020 570.6 482.0 2019 556.6 488.2 2018 542.3 500.4 2017 580.2 506.3 2016 616.7 521.9 2015 608.7 524.8 2014 602.9 522.3 2013 573.3 508.8 2012 530.9 525.4 2011 580.8 521.4 2010 500.0 515.5 2009 478.9 533.6 2008 424.5 517.2 2007 452.2 535.3 2006 357.9 537.5 2005 358.2 521.4 2004 358.2 523.1 2003 358.5 543.1 2002 358.2 551.3 2001 357.6 559.3 2000 329.6 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
HaitiWorld median
Haiti fell from 51.85 in 2000 to 18.61 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Haiti World median 2024 18.6 32.062 2023 22.4 28.000 2022 18.8 28.881 2021 12.6 28.286 2020 13.7 27.125 2019 16.0 26.296 2018 18.3 25.505 2017 12.3 24.023 2016 6.5 22.218 2015 7.8 21.915 2014 8.7 21.151 2013 13.3 21.593 2012 20.0 19.869 2011 12.1 18.584 2010 25.0 18.572 2009 28.2 17.886 2008 36.7 15.923 2007 32.6 15.586 2006 47.4 15.392 2005 47.3 16.438 2004 47.3 16.445 2003 47.2 16.339 2002 47.3 13.826 2001 47.5 14.023 2000 51.9 15.612
03In context
Haiti beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Haiti and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =108th | 539.53 | 18.61 | — | |
| 115th | 567.33 | 18.85 | 58.1 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Haiti=108th
Aruba113th
Dominican Republic115th
Jamaica123rd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines124th
Barbados130th
Saint Kitts and Nevis131st
Antigua and Barbuda135th
Cayman Islands142nd
Puerto Rico=144th
Turks and Caicos Islands146th
Cuba148th
Trinidad and Tobago=150th
Saint Lucia152nd
Bahamas156th
Grenada160th
Montserrat163rd
Anguillanot placed
British Virgin Islandsnot placed
Curaçaonot placed
Dominicanot placed
Saint Martinnot placed
Sint Maartennot placed
United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Haiti in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Haiti is ahead of the world, and behind
22 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Haiti does better than the middle country measured.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7380.782.738▲ Improved since 2014
Haiti: 0.78 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.210.2523.21▲ Improved since 2014
Haiti: 0.252 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 192nd of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
RISE Electricity Access Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 65.6771.0665.67▲ Improved since 2013
Haiti: 71.06 · world median 65.67 · Electricity access policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 9.471 to 90.47; higher is better.
Position 21st of 56 · derived.
RISE Clean Cooking Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 29.723529.72▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 35 · world median 29.72 · Clean cooking policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 80.69; higher is better.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Haiti does worse than the middle country measured.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3218.6137.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Haiti: 18.61 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 112th of 162 · derived.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10053.9100▼ Worsened since 2014
Haiti: 53.9 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.237.74748.23▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 7.747 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10015100▲ Improved since 2014
Haiti: 15 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27905.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Haiti: 0 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.265.64833.26▼ Worsened since 2013
Haiti: 5.648 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Haiti: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.6774.273No earlier reading
Haiti: 4.677 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8518.6112.85Moved since 2014
Haiti: 18.61 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Haiti: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Haiti: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Haiti: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Haiti: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58502.585Moved since 2014
Haiti: 0 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0010.077Moved since 2014
Haiti: 0.001 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0040.144Moved since 2014
Haiti: 0.004 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.52.05549.5Moved since 2014
Haiti: 2.055 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04903.049Moved since 2014
Haiti: 0 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
No current reading for Haiti
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major Constraint, Firms Owning or Sharing a Generator, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Haiti’s 15 topics
Energy is Haiti’s 3rd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 44th of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security109th of 1774/4 keys
- Energyjoint 108th of 1652/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties161st of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour155th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 151st of 1762/4 keys
- Gender & Equality160th of 1833/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing176th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture162nd of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 178th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital177th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge181st of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions184th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience184th of 1933/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade175th of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Haiti can most readily be measured against.
1Bhutan
Southern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2Norway
Northern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3Uganda
Eastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Venezuela=8th2/3 keys
Highest in Caribbean
Haiti=108th2/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Haiti on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Haiti rank on energy?
Haiti is placed joint 108th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity and Renewable Share of Electricity Generation). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Haiti?
539.53 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Haiti?
18.61 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Haiti compare with Dominican Republic on energy?
Dominican Republic is placed 115th of 165, and Haiti joint 108th. Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Dominican Republic 567.33, Haiti 539.53; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation: Dominican Republic 18.85, Haiti 18.61.
How have Haiti’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity rose from 329.63 in 2000 to 539.53 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation fell from 51.85 in 2000 to 18.61 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Haiti?
No current reading is published for Haiti on Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major Constraint, Firms Owning or Sharing a Generator, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 22 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Haiti’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Haiti (banner) — Santiagockn, CC0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Haiti: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/haiti/energy