Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Jamaica
Jamaica: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 87.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Jamaica is 87.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Jamaica peaked at 98.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 62nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.3% | — |
| 1991 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 97.2% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.1% | 94.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 94.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 87.6% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.8% | 87.9% | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 26.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Jamaica?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Jamaica was 87.9% in 2022, 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Jamaica ranks 62nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.