Electricity production from oil sources in United States of America
United States of America: Electricity production from oil sources was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.7% 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 10.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in United States of America peaked at 4.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 149th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1% | — |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -29.8% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in United States of America?
- Electricity production from oil sources in United States of America was 0.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- United States of America ranks 149th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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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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.