Electricity production from oil sources in Liberia
Liberia: Electricity production from oil sources was 42.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Liberia, 2000–2021
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 Liberia is 42.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Liberia peaked at 79.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2018.
Liberia ranks 59th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.7% | — |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | -46.2% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 42.6% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.5 % 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Liberia?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Liberia was 42.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Liberia ranks 59th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.