Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 59.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lower 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 Lower middle income is 59.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lower middle income peaked at 76.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2023.
Lower middle income ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.9% | — |
| 1991 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 66.8% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 65.6% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 68.9% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 73.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 63.9% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 71.5% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 72.7% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 59.2% | 72.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 4 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 5 Libya 100.0% compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 99.9% compare
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 99.9% compare
- 8 Bahrain 99.9% compare
- 9 Kuwait 99.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Lower middle income
- Fuel imports 27.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 25.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 906.18 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lower middle income?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Lower middle income was 59.2% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.