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Fossil fuel energy consumption in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Fossil fuel energy consumption was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
27.2%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
53
1971–2023

Fossil fuel energy consumption in Least developed countries, 1971–2023

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Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fossil fuel energy consumption in Least developed countries is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fossil fuel energy consumption in Least developed countries peaked at 27.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

That places Least developed countries 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Fossil fuel energy consumption in Least developed countries, year by year

Year % of total Change
1971 14.0% —
1972 14.0% +0.1%
1973 14.7% +4.6%
1974 14.5% -1.3%
1975 13.3% -8.0%
1976 13.8% +3.6%
1977 13.8% -0.4%
1978 13.9% +0.9%
1979 14.1% +1.2%
1980 15.0% +6.8%
1981 14.6% -2.5%
1982 14.8% +1.3%
1983 14.7% -0.5%
1984 15.0% +1.9%
1985 15.3% +1.7%
1986 15.8% +3.5%
1987 15.9% +0.3%
1988 16.6% +4.4%
1989 16.3% -1.7%
1990 14.9% -8.3%
1991 14.8% -1.2%
1992 14.7% -0.4%
1993 14.8% +0.8%
1994 14.9% +0.6%
1995 16.1% +8.3%
1996 16.4% +1.8%
1997 16.7% +1.6%
1998 17.3% +3.4%
1999 18.2% +5.6%
2000 18.3% +0.3%
2001 18.9% +3.3%
2002 19.2% +1.6%
2003 20.2% +5.0%
2004 20.9% +3.6%
2005 21.0% +0.7%
2006 22.1% +5.2%
2007 23.0% +4.1%
2008 23.5% +1.9%
2009 23.8% +1.5%
2010 24.6% +3.2%
2011 24.1% -1.8%
2012 25.0% +3.4%
2013 25.2% +1.1%
2014 27.2% +7.7%
2015 21.9% -19.6%
2016 0.0% -100.0%
2017 0.0% —
2018 0.0% —
2019 0.0% —
2020 0.0% —
2021 0.0% —
2022 0.0% —
2023 0.0% —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.0% 13.3% 14.7% 9
1980s 15.4% 14.6% 16.6% 10
1990s 15.9% 14.7% 18.2% 10
2000s 21.1% 18.3% 23.8% 10
2010s 14.8% 0.0% 27.2% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 1 Kosovo 86.1% compare
  2. 2 Albania 0.0% compare
  3. 2 Algeria 0.0% compare
  4. 2 Angola 0.0% compare
  5. 2 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
  6. 2 Argentina 0.0% compare
  7. 2 Armenia 0.0% compare
  8. 2 Australia 0.0% compare
  9. 2 Austria 0.0% compare
  10. 2 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
  11. 2 Bahamas 0.0%
  12. 2 Bahrain 0.0% compare
  13. 2 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
  14. 2 Barbados 0.0%
  15. 2 Belarus 0.0% compare
  16. 2 Belgium 0.0% compare
  17. 2 Belize 0.0%
  18. 2 Benin 0.0% compare
  19. 2 Bhutan 0.0%
  20. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% compare
  21. 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
  22. 2 Botswana 0.0% compare
  23. 2 Brazil 0.0% compare
  24. 2 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% compare
  25. 2 Bulgaria 0.0% compare
  26. 2 Burkina Faso 0.0%
  27. 2 Cape Verde 0.0%
  28. 2 Cambodia 0.0% compare
  29. 2 Cameroon 0.0% compare
  30. 2 Canada 0.0% compare
  31. 2 Chad 0.0%
  32. 2 Chile 0.0% compare
  33. 2 China 0.0% compare
  34. 2 Colombia 0.0% compare
  35. 2 Comoros 0.0%
  36. 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% compare
  37. 2 Congo 0.0% compare
  38. 2 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
  39. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0% compare
  40. 2 Croatia 0.0% compare
  41. 2 Cuba 0.0% compare
  42. 2 Curacao 0.0%
  43. 2 Cyprus 0.0% compare
  44. 2 Czechia 0.0% compare
  45. 2 Denmark 0.0% compare
  46. 2 Djibouti 0.0%
  47. 2 Dominica 0.0%
  48. 2 Dominican Republic 0.0% compare
  49. 2 Ecuador 0.0% compare
  50. 2 Egypt 0.0% compare
  51. 2 El Salvador 0.0% compare
  52. 2 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
  53. 2 Eritrea 0.0% compare
  54. 2 Estonia 0.0% compare
  55. 2 Eswatini 0.0%
  56. 2 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
  57. 2 Fiji 0.0%
  58. 2 Finland 0.0% compare
  59. 2 France 0.0% compare
  60. 2 Gabon 0.0% compare
  61. 2 Gambia 0.0%
  62. 2 Georgia 0.0% compare
  63. 2 Germany 0.0% compare
  64. 2 Ghana 0.0% compare
  65. 2 Gibraltar 0.0% compare
  66. 2 Greece 0.0% compare
  67. 2 Grenada 0.0%
  68. 2 Guatemala 0.0% compare
  69. 2 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
  70. 2 Guyana 0.0%
  71. 2 Haiti 0.0% compare
  72. 2 Honduras 0.0% compare
  73. 2 Hong Kong 0.0% compare
  74. 2 Hungary 0.0% compare
  75. 2 Iceland 0.0% compare
  76. 2 India 0.0% compare
  77. 2 Indonesia 0.0% compare
  78. 2 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0% compare
  79. 2 Iraq 0.0% compare
  80. 2 Ireland 0.0% compare
  81. 2 Israel 0.0% compare
  82. 2 Italy 0.0% compare
  83. 2 Jamaica 0.0% compare
  84. 2 Japan 0.0% compare
  85. 2 Jordan 0.0% compare
  86. 2 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
  87. 2 Kenya 0.0% compare
  88. 2 Kiribati 0.0%
  89. 2 North Korea 0.0% compare
  90. 2 Republic of Korea 0.0% compare
  91. 2 Kuwait 0.0% compare
  92. 2 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
  93. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0%
  94. 2 Latvia 0.0% compare
  95. 2 Lebanon 0.0% compare
  96. 2 Libya 0.0% compare
  97. 2 Lithuania 0.0% compare
  98. 2 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
  99. 2 Madagascar 0.0%
  100. 2 Malaysia 0.0% compare
  101. 2 Maldives 0.0%
  102. 2 Malta 0.0% compare
  103. 2 Mauritius 0.0% compare
  104. 2 Mexico 0.0% compare
  105. 2 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
  106. 2 Mongolia 0.0% compare
  107. 2 Montenegro 0.0% compare
  108. 2 Morocco 0.0% compare
  109. 2 Mozambique 0.0% compare
  110. 2 Myanmar 0.0% compare
  111. 2 Namibia 0.0% compare
  112. 2 Nepal 0.0% compare
  113. 2 Netherlands 0.0% compare
  114. 2 New Zealand 0.0% compare
  115. 2 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
  116. 2 Niger 0.0% compare
  117. 2 Nigeria 0.0% compare
  118. 2 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
  119. 2 Norway 0.0% compare
  120. 2 Oman 0.0% compare
  121. 2 Pakistan 0.0% compare
  122. 2 Panama 0.0% compare
  123. 2 Paraguay 0.0% compare
  124. 2 Peru 0.0% compare
  125. 2 Philippines 0.0% compare
  126. 2 Poland 0.0% compare
  127. 2 Portugal 0.0% compare
  128. 2 Qatar 0.0% compare
  129. 2 Romania 0.0% compare
  130. 2 Russian Federation 0.0% compare
  131. 2 Rwanda 0.0%
  132. 2 Samoa 0.0%
  133. 2 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
  134. 2 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
  135. 2 Senegal 0.0% compare
  136. 2 Serbia 0.0% compare
  137. 2 Seychelles 0.0%
  138. 2 Singapore 0.0% compare
  139. 2 Slovakia 0.0% compare
  140. 2 Slovenia 0.0% compare
  141. 2 Solomon Islands 0.0%
  142. 2 South Africa 0.0% compare
  143. 2 South Sudan 0.0% compare
  144. 2 Spain 0.0% compare
  145. 2 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
  146. 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
  147. 2 Saint Lucia 0.0%
  148. 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
  149. 2 Sudan 0.0% compare
  150. 2 Suriname 0.0% compare
  151. 2 Sweden 0.0% compare
  152. 2 Switzerland 0.0% compare
  153. 2 Syria 0.0% compare
  154. 2 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
  155. 2 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% compare
  156. 2 Thailand 0.0% compare
  157. 2 Togo 0.0% compare
  158. 2 Tonga 0.0%
  159. 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
  160. 2 Tunisia 0.0% compare
  161. 2 Türkiye 0.0% compare
  162. 2 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
  163. 2 Uganda 0.0%
  164. 2 Ukraine 0.0% compare
  165. 2 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
  166. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% compare
  167. 2 United States of America 0.0% compare
  168. 2 Uruguay 0.0% compare
  169. 2 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
  170. 2 Vanuatu 0.0%
  171. 2 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
  172. 2 Viet Nam 0.0% compare
  173. 2 Yemen 0.0% compare
  174. 2 Zambia 0.0% compare
  175. 2 Zimbabwe 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fossil fuel energy consumption in Least developed countries?
Fossil fuel energy consumption in Least developed countries was 0.0% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
What is the highest fossil fuel energy consumption recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest fossil fuel energy consumption recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Least developed countries rank for fossil fuel energy consumption?
Least developed countries ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
Is fossil fuel energy consumption rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 7,646 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.