Electricity generation from oil in Philippines
Philippines: Electricity generation from oil was 0.94 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.94 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Philippines peaked at 9.87 terawatt-hours in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.94 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 80th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Philippines, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.19 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 9.87 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 6.29 terawatt-hours | -36.3% |
| 2003 | 7.17 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5 terawatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 6.14 terawatt-hours | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 4.66 terawatt-hours | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 5.15 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 4.87 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.38 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 7.1 terawatt-hours | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4 terawatt-hours | -52.1% |
| 2012 | 4.25 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 4.49 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 5.71 terawatt-hours | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 5.89 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.66 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.79 terawatt-hours | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 3.17 terawatt-hours | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 3.75 terawatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 2.47 terawatt-hours | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 1.62 terawatt-hours | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 2.52 terawatt-hours | +55.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | -48.4% |
| 2024 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | -29.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.94 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.94 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.49 terawatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.72 terawatt-hours | 4.66 terawatt-hours | 9.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 terawatt-hours | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 7.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 terawatt-hours | 0.94 terawatt-hours | 2.52 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More energy & mining data for Philippines
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.03 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Philippines?
- Electricity generation from oil in Philippines was 0.94 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Philippines ranks 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.