Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Haiti
Haiti: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 81.4% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Haiti peaked at 93.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2000.
That places Haiti 73rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.1% | — |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +4.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 81.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 81.4% 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 | 56.7% | 48.1% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 75.0% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 77.6% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More energy & mining data for Haiti
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2017)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2017)
- Fuel exports 2.2% (2017)
- Ores and metals exports 9.5% (2017)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Haiti?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Haiti was 81.4% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Haiti ranks 73rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.