Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 56.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 56.9% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 79.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1995.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 120th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.1% | — |
| 1991 | 62.7% | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | -23.8% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | -39.6% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | -35.9% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | +72.8% |
| 1997 | 46.9% | +57.6% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | -16.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 56.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.3%, 72% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 56.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 17.2% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 51.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 53.1% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 56.9% | 70.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More energy & mining data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.92 % 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 11.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 5.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 56.9% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1995.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 120th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.