Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 28.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 28.0% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 46.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.9% | — |
| 1991 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 34.1% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 29.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 37.1% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 40.4% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 28.0% | 39.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More energy & mining data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Fuel imports 10.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 10.4% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 3.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.8% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,804 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean was 28.0% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.