Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 89.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Jamaica, 1990–2024
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 89.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% 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 56th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 89.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 89.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 88.1% | 86.8% | 89.5% | 5 |
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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 89.3% in 2024, 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 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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.