Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Israel
Israel: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 83.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Israel, 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 fossil fuels in Israel stood at 83.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Israel peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 2025.
That places Israel 67th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.9% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 83.1% | -3.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 83.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Israel's 83.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.8%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 95.2% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 83.1% | 93.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 64 Seychelles 84.1% compare
- 65 Malta 84.0% compare
- 66 Thailand 83.4% compare
- 68 Aruba 83.0% compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 82.8% compare
- 70 South Africa 82.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.3% (2022)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2025)
- Gas production 259.4 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 259.4 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 27,256 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Israel?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Israel was 83.1% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 2025.
- How does Israel rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Israel ranks 67th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.