Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in World
World: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 48.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in World, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
World recorded 48.7% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in World peaked at 67.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2023.
World ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.0% | — |
| 1991 | 62.6% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5% | 61.8% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 64.1% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 62.9% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 48.7% | 61.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Hong Kong 98.7% compare
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.5% compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 98.5% compare
- 18 Gambia 98.4% compare
- 19 Grenada 98.0% compare
- 20 Iraq 97.8% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 97.7% compare
More energy & mining data for World
- Ores and metals imports 5.0% (2025)
- Access to electricity 91.9% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 449.69 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0361 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 27,437 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
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- IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil 2.4 Index (2024)
- IPAC Dashboard indicators — Renewables 2.24 million Index (2024)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.76 mj per gdp con ppp usd (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in World?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in World was 48.7% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2023.
- How does World rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- World ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.