Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 91.76%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.48 pp.

2024 91.76% −0.46 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 97.01%2009
Period minimum 91.76%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa, 2000–202490929496982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 96.24%2001: 96.3%2002: 96.13%2003: 96.03%2004: 95.75%2005: 95.14%2006: 95.03%2007: 95.35%2008: 96.77%2009: 97.01%2010: 96.73%2011: 96.9%2012: 96.71%2013: 96.26%2014: 96.74%2015: 97.01%2016: 96.53%2017: 96.6%2018: 96.79%2019: 94.68%2020: 94.76%2021: 94.85%2022: 93.9%2023: 92.22%2024: 91.76%
Change over the period: −4.48 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 91.76%
World computed 59.17%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91.76 −0.46 pp
2023 92.22 −1.68 pp
2022 93.9 −0.96 pp
2021 94.85 +0.1 pp
2020 94.76 +0.08 pp
2019 94.68 −2.12 pp
2018 96.79 +0.19 pp
2017 96.6 +0.07 pp
2016 96.53 −0.48 pp
2015 97.01 +0.27 pp
2014 96.74 +0.49 pp
2013 96.26 −0.45 pp
2012 96.71 −0.19 pp
2011 96.9 +0.17 pp
2010 96.73 −0.28 pp
2009 97.01 +0.24 pp
2008 96.77 +1.43 pp
2007 95.35 +0.31 pp
2006 95.03 −0.1 pp
2005 95.14 −0.61 pp
2004 95.75 −0.28 pp
2003 96.03 −0.1 pp
2002 96.13 −0.17 pp
2001 96.3 +0.06 pp
2000 96.24

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.