Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Liberia
Liberia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 42.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Liberia stood at 42.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Liberia peaked at 79.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2018.
That places Liberia 138th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.7% | — |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | -46.2% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 42.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 42.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -46.2% | 79.3% | 42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 42.6% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Liberia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Liberia was 42.6% in 2021, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Liberia ranks 138th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.