Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 25.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 25.6% 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 44.0% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 61.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.3% | — |
| 1991 | 60.4% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -44.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia 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 | -44.0% | 45.7% | 25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 54.6% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 54.5% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 45.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 25.6% | 45.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 32 Benin 96.6% compare
- 33 American Samoa 96.1% compare
- 34 Tunisia 95.9% compare
- 35 Cuba 95.9% compare
- 36 Syrian Arab Republic 95.7% compare
- 37 Seychelles 95.5% compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.6% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 22.3% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,313 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Europe & Central Asia was 25.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.