Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Southern Asia

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Southern Asia in 2024 — 77.66%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.35 pp.

2024 77.66% −0.64 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 84.45%2002
Period minimum 77.66%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Southern Asia, 2000–20247678808284862000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 84.01%2001: 84.22%2002: 84.45%2003: 84.3%2004: 81.68%2005: 81.89%2006: 80.35%2007: 80.41%2008: 82.48%2009: 83.75%2010: 82.84%2011: 81.44%2012: 82.69%2013: 81.44%2014: 82.04%2015: 82.75%2016: 83.07%2017: 82.61%2018: 82.26%2019: 79.69%2020: 79.14%2021: 79.83%2022: 78.29%2023: 78.3%2024: 77.66%
Change over the period: −6.35 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Asia 77.66%
World computed 59.17%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 77.66 −0.64 pp
2023 78.3 +0.01 pp
2022 78.29 −1.54 pp
2021 79.83 +0.69 pp
2020 79.14 −0.55 pp
2019 79.69 −2.57 pp
2018 82.26 −0.35 pp
2017 82.61 −0.47 pp
2016 83.07 +0.32 pp
2015 82.75 +0.71 pp
2014 82.04 +0.6 pp
2013 81.44 −1.25 pp
2012 82.69 +1.25 pp
2011 81.44 −1.39 pp
2010 82.84 −0.91 pp
2009 83.75 +1.27 pp
2008 82.48 +2.07 pp
2007 80.41 +0.07 pp
2006 80.35 −1.54 pp
2005 81.89 +0.21 pp
2004 81.68 −2.62 pp
2003 84.3 −0.15 pp
2002 84.45 +0.23 pp
2001 84.22 +0.21 pp
2000 84.01

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.