Share of electricity generation from oil in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of electricity generation from oil was 100.0% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from oil in Western Sahara, 2000–2009
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, share of electricity generation from oil in Western Sahara stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Western Sahara peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Western Sahara 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Comoros 100.0% compare
- 1 East Timor 100.0% compare
- 1 Falkland Islands 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
- 2 Guadeloupe 51.5% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 4.5% compare
- 4 Ireland 3.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Western Sahara
- Gas production 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 83.02 (2022)
- Gas reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Oil reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 100.0% (2009)
- Primary energy from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use 6.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Western Sahara?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Western Sahara was 100.0% in 2009, 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 Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Western Sahara ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.