Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Low income
Low income: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 13.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Low income, 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 Low income is 13.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Low income peaked at 36.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2024.
That places Low income 6th out of 47 groups 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.2% | — |
| 1991 | 17.2% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 18.3% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9% | 17.2% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.9% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.1% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 13.1% | 24.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 3 East Timor 99.6% compare
- 4 Bahamas 99.3% compare
- 5 Saint Martin (French part) 99.2% compare
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.5% compare
- 7 Gambia 98.4% compare
- 8 Grenada 98.0% compare
- 9 British Virgin Islands 97.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Low income
- Fuel imports 18.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 18.9% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 190.07 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.9% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 71.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 6.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 13.8% (2021)
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 66.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Low income?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Low income was 13.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Low income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.