Share of electricity production by source in Cuba
Cuba: Share of electricity production by source was 95.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
95.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
35th
of 208 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2007
All-time low
87.7%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Share of electricity production by source in Cuba, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 95.9% for share of electricity production by source in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Cuba peaked at 97.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 1992.
Cuba ranks 35th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.7% | — |
| 1991 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 87.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 91.2% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 93.9% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 95.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 95.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 87.7% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 93.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.2% | 95.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 32 Benin 96.6% compare
- 33 American Samoa 96.1% compare
- 34 Tunisia 95.9% compare
- 36 Syria 95.7% compare
- 37 Seychelles 95.5% compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Cuba?
- Share of electricity production by source in Cuba was 95.9% in 2022, 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 1992.
- How does Cuba rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Cuba ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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