Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in OECD members
OECD members: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 49.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 49.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in OECD members peaked at 62.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2023.
OECD members ranks 17th of 47 groups 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 (% of total) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.1% | — |
| 1991 | 58.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 57.8% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 58.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 57.8% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 59.8% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 53.6% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 49.1% | 51.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in OECD members?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in OECD members was 49.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2023.
- How does OECD members rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- OECD members ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.