Share of primary energy use by source in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of primary energy use by source was 87.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.0%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 77 countries
All-time high
90.1%
in 2021
All-time low
28.4%
in 1974
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy use by source in Trinidad and Tobago, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy use by source in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 87.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 90.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1974.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy use by source in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 34.0% | — |
| 1966 | 37.5% | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 38.8% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 38.5% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 42.8% | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 41.3% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 30.9% | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 28.4% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 32.1% | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 36.3% | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 59.1% | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 61.6% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 63.8% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 67.7% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 72.0% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 71.3% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 70.2% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 82.5% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 84.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 78.5% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 79.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 72.8% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 77.5% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 81.6% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 87.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.7% | 34.0% | 39.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 36.7% | 28.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.1% | 59.1% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 72.8% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 85.3% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 86.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 87.0% | 90.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 2 Turkmenistan 81.0% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 75.3% compare
- 4 Qatar 70.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.8% (2024)
- Gas production 238.04 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 238.04 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 157,520 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy use by source in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Trinidad and Tobago was 87.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1974.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.