Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sudan
Sudan: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 28.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sudan, 1990–2022
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 Sudan is 28.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sudan peaked at 73.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2010.
That places Sudan 156th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.8% | — |
| 1991 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -65.6% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +35.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +63.8% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 33.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 50.3% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 17.3% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 28.6% | 37.7% | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sudan?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sudan was 28.6% in 2022, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
- How does Sudan rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Sudan ranks 156th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.