Share of electricity production by source in Philippines
Philippines: Share of electricity production by source was 77.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
77.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
86th
of 208 countries
All-time high
79.2%
in 2019
All-time low
54.6%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Share of electricity production by source in Philippines, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Philippines stood at 77.9%.
The figure is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Philippines peaked at 79.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 1990.
Philippines ranks 86th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.6% | — |
| 1991 | 57.5% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 59.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 63.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 66.6% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 77.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 77.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.4%, 97% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 54.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 57.1% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 71.3% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.9% | 78.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More energy & mining data for Philippines
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.03 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Philippines?
- Share of electricity production by source in Philippines was 77.9% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Philippines ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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