Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Western Asia

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Western Asia in 2024 — 82.44%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.78 pp.

2024 82.44% −1.87 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 93.28%2014
Period minimum 82.44%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Western Asia, 2000–2024808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 91.22%2001: 92.86%2002: 91.19%2003: 91.22%2004: 89.72%2005: 90.57%2006: 90.73%2007: 92.31%2008: 93.21%2009: 92.96%2010: 91.07%2011: 91.53%2012: 91.22%2013: 90.9%2014: 93.28%2015: 90.95%2016: 90.42%2017: 91.31%2018: 90.45%2019: 87.48%2020: 87.43%2021: 87.79%2022: 85.41%2023: 84.3%2024: 82.44%
Change over the period: −8.78 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 82.44%
World computed 59.17%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 82.44 −1.87 pp
2023 84.3 −1.1 pp
2022 85.41 −2.38 pp
2021 87.79 +0.36 pp
2020 87.43 −0.04 pp
2019 87.48 −2.97 pp
2018 90.45 −0.86 pp
2017 91.31 +0.89 pp
2016 90.42 −0.53 pp
2015 90.95 −2.33 pp
2014 93.28 +2.38 pp
2013 90.9 −0.31 pp
2012 91.22 −0.31 pp
2011 91.53 +0.46 pp
2010 91.07 −1.9 pp
2009 92.96 −0.25 pp
2008 93.21 +0.9 pp
2007 92.31 +1.58 pp
2006 90.73 +0.15 pp
2005 90.57 +0.86 pp
2004 89.72 −1.51 pp
2003 91.22 +0.03 pp
2002 91.19 −1.67 pp
2001 92.86 +1.64 pp
2000 91.22

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.