Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 61.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 61.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 82.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.6% | — |
| 1991 | 79.6% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.5% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 80.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 80.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 77.6% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 79.5% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 69.1% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 61.3% | 67.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Comoros 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 5 Libya 100.0% compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 99.9% compare
- 7 Brunei 99.9% compare
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,920 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 61.3% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.