Electricity production from oil sources in Sudan
Sudan: Electricity production from oil sources was 19.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Sudan, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil sources in Sudan stood at 19.2%.
That represents a change of down 32.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Sudan peaked at 73.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2010.
Sudan ranks 81st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.8% | — |
| 1991 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -65.6% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +35.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -36.0% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +63.8% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 33.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 50.3% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 17.3% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 19.2% | 37.6% | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Fuel imports 12.9% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Sudan?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Sudan was 19.2% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
- How does Sudan rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Sudan ranks 81st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.