Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in World
World: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 48.9% 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 48.9% 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 19.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% 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, 48.9%, 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 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% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 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% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -19.5% |
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% | 48.9% | 61.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Saint Martin (French Part) 99.2% compare
- 16 Hong Kong, China 99.1% compare
- 17 Qatar 98.9% compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.5% compare
- 19 Gambia 98.4% compare
- 20 Bangladesh 98.4% compare
- 21 Chad 98.1% compare
More energy & mining data for World
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 10.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.5% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.5% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,558 kWh per capita (2023)
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 48.9% 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 48.9% 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 27.2%. 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.