Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 99.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 1990.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.1% | — |
| 1991 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 99.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More energy & mining data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Ores and metals imports 6.8% (2025)
- Gas production 238.04 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 238.04 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Trinidad and Tobago was 99.9% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.