Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Philippines
Philippines: Share of primary energy from fossil fuels was 80.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Philippines, 1994–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Philippines stood at 80.9%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Philippines peaked at 81.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 55th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.4% | — |
| 1995 | 76.7% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 68.9% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 80.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.1%, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 80.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 88.3%, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 68.9% | 77.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 67.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 72.0% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 78.0% | 81.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More energy & mining data for Philippines
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.03 % 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 15.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Philippines?
- Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Philippines was 80.9% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for share of primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Philippines ranks 55th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from fossil fuels rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.