What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between United Kingdom and United States?

0.1%, with United States ahead.

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

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.

United Kingdom vs United States: Electricity production from oil sources

United Kingdom

0.6%

in 2024

United States

0.7%

in 2024

United Kingdom rank

151st

United States rank

149th

Electricity production from oil sources over time

United Kingdom
United States

How they compare

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

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 151st and United States ranks 149th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.8%	3.4%	2.4%	United Kingdom
2000s	1.5%	2.5%	1.0%	United States
2010s	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	United States
2020s	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, United Kingdom or United States?: United States, at 0.7% against 0.6% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between United Kingdom and United States?: 0.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?: United Kingdom ranks 151st and United States 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: 17 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.