Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Syria
Syria: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 80.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syria, 1990–2024
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 Syria is 80.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syria peaked at 97.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1990.
Syria ranks 78th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Syria, 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 | 93.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | -7.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 80.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.7%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 80.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.9%, 94% of 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 | 94.3% | 89.9% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 80.7% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More energy & mining data for Syria
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2010)
- Gas production 33.09 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 33.09 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syria?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Syria was 80.7% in 2024, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Syria ranks 78th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.