Share of electricity generation from oil in Palestine
Palestine: Share of electricity generation from oil was 60.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 60.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Palestine peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 52nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 85.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 60.0% | 78.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 49 Cape Verde 69.2% compare
- 50 French Polynesia 65.3% compare
- 51 Djibouti 65.0% compare
- 53 Papua New Guinea 57.1% compare
- 54 Samoa 56.2% compare
- 55 Lebanon 56.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Palestine
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 14.4% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 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 oil in Palestine?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Palestine was 60.6% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Palestine ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.