Electricity generation from oil in Czechia
Czechia: Electricity generation from oil was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.16 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.0% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Czechia peaked at 3.22 terawatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.16 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Czechia 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Czechia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 2.25 terawatt-hours | +100.9% |
| 1997 | 2.65 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 2.85 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.57 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 2.59 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.73 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.75 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.7 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 3.08 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.02 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.22 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.85 terawatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 3.03 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.72 terawatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 2.7 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.93 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.82 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.81 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.65 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.52 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 2.27 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.85 terawatt-hours | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | -56.8% |
| 2022 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | -20.6% |
| 2025 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -68.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 23% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.53 terawatt-hours, 30% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +100.9% | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 2.25 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 0.84 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 3.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 2.27 terawatt-hours | 3.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7783 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 144 Kyrgyzstan 0.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 144 Mozambique 0.15 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Czechia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Czechia?
- Electricity generation from oil in Czechia was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2025, 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Czechia rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Czechia ranks 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.