Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 36.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 36.1% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nicaragua peaked at 80.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2020.
That places Nicaragua 149th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.6% | — |
| 1991 | 39.7% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 51.5% | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 72.2% | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | -3.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 36.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 36.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 45% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 38.6% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 64.5% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 41.2% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 30.1% | 37.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nicaragua?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nicaragua was 36.1% in 2024, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Nicaragua ranks 149th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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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.