Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in North America
North America: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 54.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North America, 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 North America is 54.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North America peaked at 66.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2023.
North America ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.7% | — |
| 1991 | 62.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 62.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 61.6% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 63.1% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 56.8% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.3% | 55.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More energy & mining data for North America
- Ores and metals imports 2.6% (2025)
- Access to electricity 100.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 1,793 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 37,025 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 754,867 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 12.4 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North America?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North America was 54.3% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2023.
- How does North America rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- North America ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.