Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 27.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 27.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 69.2% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 90.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.8% | — |
| 1991 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -69.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -69.2% | 89.0% | 27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 81.8% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 86.3% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 86.2% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 27.4% | 89.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.4% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 27.4% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.