Electricity generation from oil in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Electricity generation from oil was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Afghanistan peaked at 0.19 terawatt-hours in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.05 terawatt-hours, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 156th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +72.7% |
| 2004 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -35.3% |
| 2007 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1 terawatt-hours is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.9 terawatt-hours, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +72.7% | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours |
| 2009 | -54.5% | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours |
| 2014 | -50.0% | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.134 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.071 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.06 % 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 (2020)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Afghanistan?
- Electricity generation from oil in Afghanistan was 0.1 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 oil recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Afghanistan ranks 156th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.