Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Afghanistan

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Afghanistan in 2024 — 13.13%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.29 pp.

2024 13.13% −0.27 pp vs 2023
World rank 30of 196
Period maximum 35.42%2000
Period minimum 10.16%2020

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Afghanistan, 2000–20240102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 35.42%2001: 27.54%2002: 21.12%2003: 30.77%2004: 29.11%2005: 28.05%2006: 28.89%2007: 25.74%2008: 30.77%2009: 12.36%2010: 14.77%2011: 22.08%2012: 15.9%2013: 19.82%2014: 13.79%2015: 12.71%2016: 12.4%2017: 13.49%2018: 17.1%2019: 12.33%2020: 10.16%2021: 12.26%2022: 13.55%2023: 13.4%2024: 13.13%
Change over the period: −22.29 pp Annual average: -0.93 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 13.13%
World computed 59.17%
South Asia computed 75.09%
Southern Asia computed 77.66%
Low-income countries computed 36.59%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.13 −0.27 pp
2023 13.4 −0.15 pp
2022 13.55 +1.29 pp
2021 12.26 +2.1 pp
2020 10.16 −2.17 pp
2019 12.33 −4.77 pp
2018 17.1 +3.61 pp
2017 13.49 +1.09 pp
2016 12.4 −0.31 pp
2015 12.71 −1.08 pp
2014 13.79 −6.03 pp
2013 19.82 +3.92 pp
2012 15.9 −6.18 pp
2011 22.08 +7.31 pp
2010 14.77 +2.41 pp
2009 12.36 −18.41 pp
2008 30.77 +5.03 pp
2007 25.74 −3.15 pp
2006 28.89 +0.84 pp
2005 28.05 −1.06 pp
2004 29.11 −1.66 pp
2003 30.77 +9.65 pp
2002 21.12 −6.42 pp
2001 27.54 −7.88 pp
2000 35.42

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.