Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 56.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low & middle income, 1990–2023
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 Low & middle income is 56.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low & middle income peaked at 74.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.3% | — |
| 1991 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 67.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.0% | 67.2% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 70.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 67.9% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 56.0% | 66.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 99.9% compare
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 99.9% compare
- 8 Bahrain 99.9% compare
- 9 Kuwait 99.8% compare
- 10 Botswana 99.8% compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 99.6% compare
- 12 Bahamas 99.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,450 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low & middle income?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low & middle income was 56.0% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Low & middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.