Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Angola
Angola: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil sources in Angola, 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 sources in Angola is 18.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Angola peaked at 47.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1995.
That places Angola 81st out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.8% | — |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | -34.9% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -44.1% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +60.3% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | +136.0% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +68.8% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -42.3% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +57.7% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +44.6% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +8.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 18.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 18.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +136.0% | 10.0% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 6.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 14.7% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 17.4% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.1% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More energy & mining data for Angola
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Angola?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Angola was 18.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1995.
- How does Angola rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Angola ranks 81st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.