Electricity production by source in Indonesia
Indonesia: Electricity production by source was 8.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production by source in Indonesia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production by source in Indonesia stood at 8.7%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Indonesia peaked at 10.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1993.
That places Indonesia 81st out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production by source in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 1991 | 2.8% | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +56.7% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +207.8% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +2.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 8.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 8.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +207.8% | 3.3% | 10.3% |
| 1994 | +56.7% | 2.4% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % 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 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 15.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production by source in Indonesia?
- Electricity production by source in Indonesia was 8.7% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1993.
- How does Indonesia rank for electricity production by source?
- Indonesia ranks 81st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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