Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Denmark or United States of America?

United States of America, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Denmark as of 2024.

What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Denmark and United States of America?

0.1%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs United States of America: Electricity production from oil sources

Denmark

0.6%

in 2024

United States of America

0.7%

in 2024

Denmark rank

150th

United States of America rank

149th

Electricity production from oil sources over time

Denmark
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Denmark ranks 150th and United States of America ranks 149th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.9%	3.4%	4.6%	Denmark
2000s	6.0%	2.5%	3.5%	Denmark
2010s	1.1%	0.9%	0.3%	Denmark
2020s	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Denmark or United States of America?: United States of America, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Denmark and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?: Denmark ranks 150th and United States of America ranks 149th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 7,945 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.