Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 52.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in IDA & IBRD total stood at 52.2%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 73.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2023.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.9% | — |
| 1991 | 69.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 69.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.8% | 67.9% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 69.8% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 67.3% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 52.2% | 65.9% | 4 |
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- Ores and metals imports 8.5% (2025)
- Access to electricity 90.7% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 268.99 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0467 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 18,843 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in IDA & IBRD total?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in IDA & IBRD total was 52.2% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.