Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Maldives
Maldives: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 94.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 94.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 42nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 94.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 94.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 61.2%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 95.6% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.2% | 94.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
- 40 Tunisia 94.3% compare
- 41 Singapore 94.3% compare
- 43 Sao Tome and Principe 93.9% compare
- 44 Kosovo 93.6% compare
- 44 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 93.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Maldives?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Maldives was 94.2% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Maldives ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.