Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Israel
Israel: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Israel, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.3% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Israel peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Israel 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +55.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -27.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +55.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Israel?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Israel was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Israel rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).