Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Palau
Palau: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 95.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Palau recorded 95.4% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Palau peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 2021.
That places Palau 36th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 95.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Palau's 95.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.9%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.4% | 96.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 33 Seychelles 95.5% compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% compare
- 35 Puerto Rico 95.4% compare
- 37 Guam 95.2% compare
- 38 Micronesia (country) 95.1% compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Palau
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2018)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 1,165 (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.0656 units per person (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 2.53 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Access to electricity urban vs rural 100 (2024)
- Share of the population with access to electricity 100 (2024)
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita 100 (2024)
- Number of people with and without electricity access 17,695 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Palau?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Palau was 95.4% in 2021, 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Palau ranks 36th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.