Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola
Angola: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 27.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola stood at 27.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola peaked at 49.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1995.
That places Angola 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.8% | — |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | -34.9% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -44.1% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +60.3% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | +136.0% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +68.8% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +49.4% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +40.9% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 6.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 20.8% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 20.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.8% | 27.2% | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 20.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola was 27.1% in 2022, 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1995.
- How does Angola rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Angola ranks 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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About this data
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.