Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 95.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic is 95.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 97.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1990.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 36th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.5% | — |
| 1991 | 78.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 95.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 95.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.9% | 76.5% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 87.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 88.1% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.7% | 96.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 33 American Samoa 96.1% compare
- 34 Tunisia 95.9% compare
- 35 Cuba 95.9% compare
- 37 Seychelles 95.5% compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 95.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7577 % 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 (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2010)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syrian Arab Republic was 95.7% 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 36th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.