Share of electricity generation from oil in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Share of electricity generation from oil was 100.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Falkland Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Falkland Islands recorded 100.0% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Falkland Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2011.
Falkland Islands ranks 1st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Comoros 100.0% compare
- 1 East Timor 100.0% compare
- 1 Gambia 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 100.0% compare
- 1 Martinique 74.2% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Helena 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 100.0% compare
- 1 Western Sahara 100.0% compare
- 2 Guadeloupe 51.5% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 4.5% compare
- 4 Ireland 3.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Falkland Islands
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 55.32 (2022)
- Gas reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Oil reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 100.0% (2023)
- Share of primary energy from nuclear 0.0% (2024)
- Annual change in primary energy use 0.0921 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Falkland Islands?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Falkland Islands was 100.0% in 2023, 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 Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2011.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Falkland Islands ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Falkland Islands 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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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.