Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 76.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus stood at 76.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cyprus peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2024.
Cyprus ranks 90th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | -4.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 76.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 76.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.0% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 76.3% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 87 Philippines 77.8% compare
- 88 New Caledonia 77.5% compare
- 89 Zimbabwe 77.1% compare
- 91 French Polynesia 76.3% compare
- 92 India 75.8% compare
- 93 Palestine 75.5% compare
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- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 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 Cyprus?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cyprus was 76.3% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Cyprus ranks 90th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.