Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Palestine
Palestine: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.6 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Palestine peaked at 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.03 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 148th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Palestine, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +275.0% |
| 2003 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +126.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +91.7% |
| 2020 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.316 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.492 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.628 terawatt-hours | 0.51 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 145 Haiti 0.7 terawatt-hours compare
- 146 Cayman Islands 0.68 terawatt-hours compare
- 147 United States Virgin Islands 0.66 terawatt-hours compare
- 148 Bermuda 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
- 148 Montenegro 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
- 151 Rwanda 0.57 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Palestine
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.8752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Palestine?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Palestine was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Palestine ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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 generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.