Oil consumption in Palestine
Palestine: Oil consumption was 19.65 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption in Palestine, 1997–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 19.65 terawatt-hours for oil consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption in Palestine peaked at 20.11 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.69 terawatt-hours, in 1997.
Palestine ranks 125th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Oil consumption in Palestine, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 2.63 terawatt-hours | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5 terawatt-hours | +22.1% |
| 2001 | 5.74 terawatt-hours | +63.9% |
| 2002 | 4.93 terawatt-hours | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 5.45 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 9.22 terawatt-hours | +69.0% |
| 2005 | 11.62 terawatt-hours | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 9.69 terawatt-hours | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 9.98 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 8.77 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 8.97 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.79 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.77 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 9.49 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.56 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 11.56 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 12.89 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 13.65 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 13.61 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.48 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 14.44 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.74 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 20.11 terawatt-hours | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 19.39 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 19.65 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.79 terawatt-hours | 3.5 terawatt-hours | 11.62 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7 terawatt-hours | 8.79 terawatt-hours | 14.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.87 terawatt-hours | 14.44 terawatt-hours | 20.11 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.8752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption in Palestine?
- Oil consumption in Palestine was 19.65 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 20.11 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest oil consumption recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 terawatt-hours in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for oil consumption?
- Palestine ranks 125th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.