Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 24.1% 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 24.1% 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 61.5% on the previous year and down 64.3% 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, 24.1%, 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 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 | 24.1% | -61.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 | -61.5% | 62.5% | 24.1% |
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 | 52.7% | 24.1% | 62.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 34 Tunisia 95.9% compare
- 35 Cuba 95.9% compare
- 36 Syria 95.7% compare
- 37 Seychelles 95.5% compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 95.4% compare
- 40 Palau 95.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.6% (2021)
- Fuel exports 22.7% (2021)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 2.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 11.3% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,571 kWh per capita (2023)
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 24.1% 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 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 24.1% 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 64.3%. 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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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.