Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Israel
Israel: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 88.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 88.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Israel peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2023.
Israel ranks 61st of 210 countries 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 95.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 88.3% | 93.7% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Israel?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Israel was 88.3% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Israel ranks 61st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.