Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 23.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 23.8% 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 61.9% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 75.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.8% | — |
| 1991 | 74.6% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 70.8% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 68.3% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -61.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -61.9% | 62.5% | 23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 67.0% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 66.9% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 63.2% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 23.8% | 62.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% compare
- 35 Puerto Rico 95.4% compare
- 36 Palau 95.4% compare
- 37 Guam 95.2% compare
- 38 Micronesia (country) 95.1% compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
- 40 Tunisia 94.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Ores and metals imports 4.5% (2024)
- Access to electricity 100.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 284.11 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0284 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 5,724 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 12.99 % change on previous year (2021)
- Investment in energy with private participation 4.04 billion current US$ (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 23.8% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.