Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 28.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 28.4% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 45.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1993.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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 (% of total) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.3% | — |
| 1991 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 28.2% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 34.5% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 38.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 28.4% | 37.9% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2025)
- Access to electricity 98.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 406.57 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0503 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 12,929 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 14.02 % change on previous year (2021)
- Investment in energy with private participation 8.40 billion current US$ (2024)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 28.4% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1993.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.