Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 76.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus is 76.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Cyprus peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 45th 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | -4.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 76.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 62.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 76.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 178.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.0% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 76.3% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More energy & mining data for Cyprus
- 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 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 25.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Cyprus?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Cyprus was 76.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Cyprus ranks 45th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.