Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Angola
Angola: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Angola stood at 23.3%.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 52.7% 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 164th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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 | 28.4% | +37.2% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | -10.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 23.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 23.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +136.0% | 10.0% | 23.6% |
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 | 26.3% | 23.3% | 29.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More energy & mining data for Angola
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2025)
- Gas production 62.85 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 62.85 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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 23.3% in 2024, 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 164th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. 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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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.