Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Low income
Low income: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 33.1% 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 33.1% 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 8.0% on the previous year and down 27.2% 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, 33.1%, 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 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 | 49.2% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -8.0% |
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% | 39.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 33.1% | 36.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 23 Iraq 98.0% compare
- 24 British Virgin Islands 97.7% compare
- 25 Marshall Islands 97.6% compare
- 26 United States Virgin Islands 97.5% compare
- 27 Oman 97.5% compare
- 28 Saint Lucia 97.5% compare
- 29 Eritrea 97.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Low income
- Fuel imports 18.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 19.0% (2023)
- Mineral rents 6.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 13.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 190.09 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 71.8% (2023)
- Electricity production from oil sources 17.4% (2023)
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 33.1% 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 33.1% 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 27.2%. 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.