Share of primary energy from oil in Israel
Israel: Share of primary energy from oil was 40.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
40.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
38th
of 80 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1980
All-time low
39.5%
in 2020
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil in Israel, 1965–2025
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
Israel recorded 40.0% for share of primary energy from oil in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Israel peaked at 100.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2020.
Israel ranks 38th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 98.2% | — |
| 1966 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 99.3% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 93.2% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 87.5% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 80.9% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 77.6% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 76.5% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 79.2% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 78.5% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 74.9% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 70.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 72.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 67.9% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 40.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Israel's 40.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.8%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 99.0% | 98.0% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.0% | 76.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 70.7% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 49.0% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 42.2% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.5% | 41.9% | 6 |
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 share of primary energy from oil in Israel?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Israel was 40.0% 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 oil recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Israel ranks 38th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.