Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 21.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Afghanistan is 21.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 69.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Afghanistan peaked at 37.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +199.7% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +91.7% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +40.3% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -29.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 6.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 12.9% | 21.8% | 2 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Afghanistan?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Afghanistan was 21.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.