Share of electricity generation from oil in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of electricity generation from oil was 9.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Pakistan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 9.2% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Pakistan peaked at 40.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 96th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 oil in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.1% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -51.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -54.1% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -13.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 9.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.8%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 9.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 15.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 9.8% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 9.2% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More energy & mining data for Pakistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.12 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Pakistan?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Pakistan was 9.2% 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 oil recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Pakistan ranks 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.