Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Jamaica

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Jamaica in 2024 — 87.4%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.02 pp.

2024 87.4% −0.44 pp vs 2023
World rank 146of 196
Period maximum 97.84%2002
Period minimum 85.35%2018

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Jamaica, 2000–20248590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 95.42%2001: 96.61%2002: 97.84%2003: 97.49%2004: 96.83%2005: 96.39%2006: 96.27%2007: 95.05%2008: 93.85%2009: 92.5%2010: 92.36%2011: 91.28%2012: 89.79%2013: 90.68%2014: 90.14%2015: 89.72%2016: 87.75%2017: 88.35%2018: 85.35%2019: 87.29%2020: 86.21%2021: 86.67%2022: 87.08%2023: 87.84%2024: 87.4%
Change over the period: −8.02 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Jamaica 87.4%
World computed 59.17%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 35.24%
Caribbean computed 90.99%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 87.4 −0.44 pp
2023 87.84 +0.76 pp
2022 87.08 +0.41 pp
2021 86.67 +0.46 pp
2020 86.21 −1.08 pp
2019 87.29 +1.94 pp
2018 85.35 −3 pp
2017 88.35 +0.6 pp
2016 87.75 −1.97 pp
2015 89.72 −0.42 pp
2014 90.14 −0.54 pp
2013 90.68 +0.89 pp
2012 89.79 −1.49 pp
2011 91.28 −1.08 pp
2010 92.36 −0.14 pp
2009 92.5 −1.35 pp
2008 93.85 −1.2 pp
2007 95.05 −1.22 pp
2006 96.27 −0.12 pp
2005 96.39 −0.44 pp
2004 96.83 −0.66 pp
2003 97.49 −0.35 pp
2002 97.84 +1.23 pp
2001 96.61 +1.19 pp
2000 95.42

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.