Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Low income
Low income: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 33.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low income, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Low income recorded 33.9% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low income peaked at 56.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2022.
Low income ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.6% | — |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 49.5% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 55.9% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 46.6% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 50.7% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 39.4% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 33.9% | 36.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 23 Chad 97.7% compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 97.6% compare
- 25 United States Virgin Islands 97.5% compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 97.5% compare
- 27 Cayman Islands 97.1% compare
- 28 Niger 96.7% compare
- 29 Qatar 96.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Low income
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Access to electricity 48.8% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 1.04 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0015 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 48.87 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding -55.94 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low income?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low income was 33.9% in 2022, 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2022.
- How does Low income rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Low income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.