Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kyrgyzstan, 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 Kyrgyzstan stood at 15.3%.
The figure is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 17.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2012.
That places Kyrgyzstan 180th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -44.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +33.2% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +69.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -36.7% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +56.2% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | +36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 7.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 9.2% | 15.3% | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Kyrgyzstan
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 18.6% (2025)
- Gas production 0.3377 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 47 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.3377 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 47 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Kyrgyzstan was 15.3% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2012.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 180th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.