Electricity as a share of primary energy in Israel
Israel: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 28.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Israel, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity as a share of primary energy in Israel is 28.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Israel peaked at 28.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1986.
Israel ranks 3rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15.7% | — |
| 1986 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 15.5% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.1% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 28.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2024)
- Gas production 259.4 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 259.4 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Israel?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Israel was 28.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1986.
- How does Israel rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Israel ranks 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.