Share of electricity production by source in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of electricity production by source was 21.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Afghanistan is 21.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 69.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Afghanistan peaked at 37.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
That places Afghanistan 171st out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +199.7% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +91.7% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +40.3% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -29.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +69.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 21.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 21.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.3%, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +199.7% | 6.5% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 6.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 12.9% | 21.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.06 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Afghanistan?
- Share of electricity production by source in Afghanistan was 21.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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