Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Arab World
Arab World: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 21.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Arab World, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Arab World stood at 21.4%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.0% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Arab World peaked at 97.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2023.
That places Arab World 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.7% | — |
| 1991 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -77.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -77.0% | 92.8% | 21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.4% | 92.7% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.7% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 21.4% | 94.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 35 Puerto Rico 95.4% compare
- 36 Palau 95.4% compare
- 37 Guam 95.2% compare
- 38 Micronesia (country) 95.1% compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
- 40 Tunisia 94.3% compare
- 41 Singapore 94.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Arab World
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2023)
- Access to electricity 92.2% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 72.89 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0109 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 2,563 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 17.52 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Arab World?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Arab World was 21.4% in 2023, 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2023.
- How does Arab World rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Arab World ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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.