Electricity production from oil sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Electricity production from oil sources was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 3.4% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.1% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 18.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 47 groups 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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.6% | — |
| 1991 | 17.6% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 15.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 17 Seychelles 95.5% compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% compare
- 19 Palau 95.4% compare
- 20 Guam 95.2% compare
- 21 Micronesia, Federated States of 95.1% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
- 23 Maldives 94.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 9.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.4% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 5.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,739 kWh per capita (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 3.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.