Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 29.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 29.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Jamaica peaked at 98.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2021.
Jamaica ranks 72nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.3% | — |
| 1991 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 97.2% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -54.3% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 29.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 8.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 29.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.1%, 70% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -54.3% | 62.2% | 28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.1% | 94.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 94.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 62.2% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.4% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- 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 -3.47 % 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 23.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Jamaica?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Jamaica was 29.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Jamaica ranks 72nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.