Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — OPEC

Fossil fuel share of electricity in OPEC in 2024 — 87.99%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2024 87.99% −0.75 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 92.93%2018
Period minimum 84.48%2006

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — OPEC, 2000–202482.58587.59092.5952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 85.49%2001: 86.61%2002: 86.57%2003: 86.88%2004: 85.72%2005: 84.58%2006: 84.48%2007: 85.26%2008: 86.89%2009: 87.75%2010: 89.08%2011: 88.73%2012: 89.21%2013: 89.15%2014: 91.65%2015: 91.27%2016: 91.75%2017: 92.21%2018: 92.93%2019: 91.33%2020: 90.99%2021: 91.39%2022: 90.56%2023: 88.73%2024: 87.99%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

OPEC 87.99%
World computed 59.17%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 87.99 −0.75 pp
2023 88.73 −1.83 pp
2022 90.56 −0.83 pp
2021 91.39 +0.4 pp
2020 90.99 −0.34 pp
2019 91.33 −1.6 pp
2018 92.93 +0.72 pp
2017 92.21 +0.47 pp
2016 91.75 +0.47 pp
2015 91.27 −0.38 pp
2014 91.65 +2.49 pp
2013 89.15 −0.06 pp
2012 89.21 +0.48 pp
2011 88.73 −0.35 pp
2010 89.08 +1.33 pp
2009 87.75 +0.86 pp
2008 86.89 +1.63 pp
2007 85.26 +0.78 pp
2006 84.48 −0.1 pp
2005 84.58 −1.13 pp
2004 85.72 −1.16 pp
2003 86.88 +0.31 pp
2002 86.57 −0.04 pp
2001 86.61 +1.12 pp
2000 85.49

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.