Electricity generation from oil in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity generation from oil was 16 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 16 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Cuba peaked at 17.44 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.69 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cuba 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Cuba, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.69 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 13.04 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 13.43 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 13.35 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.89 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.92 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.74 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 14.59 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 14.44 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.66 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.56 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.13 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 15.65 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.32 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 15.79 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 16.54 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.72 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.97 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.44 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 17.36 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.12 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 15.46 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 13.03 terawatt-hours | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 16.52 terawatt-hours | +26.8% |
| 2024 | 16 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 16 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 28.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 16 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8 terawatt-hours, 20.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +26.8% | 13.03 terawatt-hours | 16.52 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.57 terawatt-hours | 12.69 terawatt-hours | 14.66 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.25 terawatt-hours | 14.56 terawatt-hours | 17.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.43 terawatt-hours | 13.03 terawatt-hours | 16.52 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Cuba?
- Electricity generation from oil in Cuba was 16 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 17.44 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.69 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Cuba ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.