Share of electricity production by source in Moldova
Moldova: Share of electricity production by source was 89.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
89.4%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
57th
of 208 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 1990
All-time low
89.4%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Share of electricity production by source in Moldova, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 89.4% for share of electricity production by source in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Moldova peaked at 98.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2023.
Moldova ranks 57th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of electricity production by source in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.4% | — |
| 1991 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 96.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 95.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 94.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 89.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 89.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.1% | 93.8% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.3% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 89.4% | 94.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More energy & mining data for Moldova
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.69 % 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Moldova?
- Share of electricity production by source in Moldova was 89.4% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2023.
- How does Moldova rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Moldova ranks 57th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).