Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 96.3% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cuba peaked at 97.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 1992.
That places Cuba 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.7% | — |
| 1991 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 87.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 91.2% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 93.9% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 96.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 96.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 87.7% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 93.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.7% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 27 Cayman Islands 97.1% compare
- 28 Niger 96.7% compare
- 29 Qatar 96.5% compare
- 31 American Samoa 96.1% compare
- 32 Oman 95.8% compare
- 33 Seychelles 95.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2022)
- Gas production 9.96 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 907.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 9.96 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 907.02 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 (2020)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 Cuba?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cuba was 96.3% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 1992.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Cuba ranks 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.