Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 81.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 81.3% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Cuba peaked at 93.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2024.
That places Cuba 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.6% | — |
| 1991 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 87.7% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 91.1% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 93.8% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 92.2% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 86.8% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | -2.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 81.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 22.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 81.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.1%, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8% | 86.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 81.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 81.5% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.3% | 86.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 (2020)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Cuba?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Cuba was 81.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Cuba ranks 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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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.