Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 55.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Upper middle income, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Upper middle income stood at 55.8%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Upper middle income peaked at 75.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.7% | — |
| 1991 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 68.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 67.4% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 70.1% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 66.9% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 55.8% | 65.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 99.9% compare
- 8 Bahrain 99.9% compare
- 9 Kuwait 99.8% compare
- 10 Botswana 99.8% compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 99.6% compare
- 12 Bahamas 99.5% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 99.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Upper middle income?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Upper middle income was 55.8% in 2023, 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.