Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 68.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North Macedonia, 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 Macedonia is 68.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North Macedonia peaked at 91.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2016.
North Macedonia ranks 104th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.5% | — |
| 1991 | 85.3% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 89.9% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 79.8% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 82.8% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -6.9% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 68.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.3%, 86% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 68.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 79.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 76.4% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 63.3% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 68.0% | 73.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 101 Poland 71.2% compare
- 102 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.6% compare
- 103 Equatorial Guinea 68.7% compare
- 105 Australia 66.1% compare
- 106 Madagascar 65.5% compare
- 107 Djibouti 64.6% compare
More energy & mining data for North Macedonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 11.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North Macedonia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in North Macedonia was 68.0% 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 Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2016.
- How does North Macedonia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- North Macedonia ranks 104th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.