Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Aruba
Aruba: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Aruba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Aruba is 83.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Aruba peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2015.
That places Aruba 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 83.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 83.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 96.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 81.4% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.8% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More energy & mining data for Aruba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.8588 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 5.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Aruba?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Aruba was 83.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2015.
- How does Aruba rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Aruba ranks 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.