Share of electricity production by source in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of electricity production by source was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.0%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
72nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
89.9%
in 2015
All-time low
76.2%
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Share of electricity production by source in Indonesia, 1990–2023
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 Indonesia is 84.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Indonesia peaked at 89.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 1992.
Indonesia ranks 72nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.1% | — |
| 1991 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 76.2% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 80.2% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 84.3% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 89.6% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 85.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 82.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +1.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 84.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 84.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 76.2% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 82.5% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 84.0% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.8% | 84.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.0% compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 84.4% compare
- 71 Tuvalu 84.2% compare
- 73 Kiribati 83.6% compare
- 74 Mauritius 82.4% compare
- 75 United Arab Emirates 81.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % 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 15.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Indonesia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Indonesia was 84.0% in 2023, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 1992.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Indonesia ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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