Share of electricity generation from oil in Cuba
Cuba: Share of electricity generation from oil was 82.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from oil in Cuba, 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 oil in Cuba is 82.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Cuba peaked at 86.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2015.
That places Cuba 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.4% | — |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | -1.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 82.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 21.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 82.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.6%, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 81.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 81.1% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 82.3% | 86.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Cuba?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Cuba was 82.3% 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 oil recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2015.
- How does Cuba rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Cuba ranks 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.