• Electricity generation

In 2017, the 24 countries in the study had a total electricity generation of 1545.74 TWh, representing a growth of 63.62% compared to the year 2000, when the recorded generation was 944.73 TWh. Of the total generated by the 24 countries over the period 2000–2017, four countries contributed 74.27% (columns 3 and 4). These countries were Brazil 36.86%, Mexico 20.08%, Argentina 8.84% and Venezuela 8.49%.

During the period 2000–2017, the generation mostly originated from non-fossil sources, representing 60.78% of the total electricity generated. However, it is observed that there has been a wide variation in the share of electricity generation by types of sources. For example, in 2017, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Cuba had a lower share of non-fossil sources, at 0.04%, 4.04% and 4.05%, respectively, while countries such as Paraguay, Costa Rica and Uruguay had high shares, at 100%, 99.69% and 98.42%, respectively.
