Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Belarus
Belarus: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 61.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belarus, 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 Belarus stood at 61.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belarus peaked at 100.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2024.
That places Belarus 111th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.9% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -10.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 61.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 79% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 61.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 61.4% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 108 Faroe Islands 61.9% compare
- 109 China 61.6% compare
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.6% compare
- 112 North Macedonia 60.6% compare
- 113 Ghana 60.6% compare
- 114 Japan 60.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2021)
- Gas production 0.7433 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.7433 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 82.07 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belarus?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Belarus was 61.4% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Belarus ranks 111th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.