Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Philippines
Philippines: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 76.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 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 fossil fuels in Philippines stood at 76.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Philippines peaked at 79.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 82nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.1% | — |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 76.7% | -3.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 76.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.2%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 76.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.0%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 57.1% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 71.3% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 76.7% | 79.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 79 Congo 79.1% compare
- 80 Somalia 79.1% compare
- 81 Mauritania 77.3% compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 76.3% compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 76.2% compare
- 85 Morocco 76.0% compare
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 fossil fuels in Philippines?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Philippines was 76.7% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Philippines ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.