Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 46.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics, 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 Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 46.4%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 75.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2023.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.1% | — |
| 1991 | 73.7% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 71.8% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 69.7% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 64.6% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 56.6% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 46.4% | 55.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More energy & mining data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Fuel imports 8.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,751 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics was 46.4% 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2023.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.