Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 60.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 60.1% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 79.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.1% | — |
| 1991 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 71.2% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 69.1% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 72.3% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 70.0% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 60.1% | 68.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 4 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 5 Libya 100.0% compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 99.9% compare
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 99.9% compare
- 8 Bahrain 99.9% compare
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific
- Fuel imports 18.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.5% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 14.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,353 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in East Asia & Pacific was 60.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.