Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Philippines
Philippines: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Philippines stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 177.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Philippines peaked at 1.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Philippines 73rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +340.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +68.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +105.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +86.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +10.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +340.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 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 electricity generation from bioenergy in Philippines?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Philippines was 1.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Philippines ranks 73rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.