Electricity production from oil sources in Maldives
Maldives: Electricity production from oil sources was 94.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 94.2% for electricity production from oil sources in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 23rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 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 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 95.6% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.2% | 94.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 20 Guam 95.2% compare
- 21 Micronesia, Federated States of 95.1% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 93.9% compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 93.4% compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 92.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.7 % 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 20.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Maldives?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Maldives was 94.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Maldives ranks 23rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.