Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in United States
United States: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 57.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United States, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United States recorded 57.6% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United States peaked at 71.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 2025.
United States ranks 119th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.7% | — |
| 1991 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 57.6% | -1.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 57.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 94% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 68.0% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 69.1% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.5% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.6% | 60.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More energy & mining data for United States
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2025)
- Gas production 10,737 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 30,919 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 10,737 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 30,919 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 (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 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 United States?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United States was 57.6% in 2025, 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2025.
- How does United States rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- United States ranks 119th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.