Share of Primary Energy from Renewable Sources

• This resource includes an interactive world map and graphs that show the share of primary energy from renewable sources since 1965.

Positives

• The interactive provides three different ways for students to explore data (chart, map, table).
• Students may choose to view data sets for various geographic locations and time periods.
• Related research and data are linked. 

• Learners need to be familiar with the renewable and non-renewable sources of energy.
• Educator would need time to get familiar with this interactive media and decide on how to implement it with the learners.

• There are other related interactive maps for other sources of energy.
  
• Can be used to create awareness about one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The actual change shows how much a country is producing energy from renewable sources, if there are positive (progressing) or negative (retrogressing), this resource is suitable for students to explore to understand these changes relative to other countries of interest.