Energy consumption on the Cayman Islands
The most important figure in the energy balance of the Cayman Islands is the total consumption of612.00 million kWh
of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 8,982 kWh.The Cayman Islands can completely be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 650 m kWh, also 106 percent of own requirements. The rest of the domestically produced energy is either exported into other countries or unused. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.
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Energy Balance
| Electricity | total | Cayman Islands per capita | USA per capita |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own consumption | 612.00 m kWh | 8,982.04 kWh | 11,756.77 kWh |
| Production | 650.00 m kWh | 9,539.74 kWh | 12,338.29 kWh |
100.0% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity. | |||
CO₂ emissions
| CO₂ emissions in 2016 | Cayman Islands per capita | USA per capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| total | 546,383.00 t | 8.78 t | 15.15 t |
| › of which diesel + gasoline | 546,383.00 t | 8.78 t | 6.58 t |
Development of CO₂ emissions from 1960 to 2016 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country
Production capacities per energy source
The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.
| Energy source | total on the Cayman Islands | Percentage on the Cayman Islands | Percentage USA | per capita on the Cayman Islands | per capita USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil fuels | 1.16 bn kWh | 100,0 % | 70,0 % | 16,970.76 kWh | 20,083.19 kWh |
| Nuclear power | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 9,0 % | 0.00 kWh | 2,582.12 kWh |
| Water power | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 7,0 % | 0.00 kWh | 2,008.32 kWh |
| Renewable energy | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 14,0 % | 0.00 kWh | 4,016.64 kWh |
| Total production capacity | 1.16 bn kWh | 100,0 % | 100,0 % | 16,970.76 kWh | 28,690.27 kWh |
| Actual total production | 650.00 m kWh | 56.2 % | 43.0 % | 9,539.74 kWh | 12,338.29 kWh |
Greenhouse gases emissions by country
Global warming by continents
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