Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Syria

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Syria in 2024 — 96.46%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 9.37 pp.

2024 96.46% −0.02 pp vs 2023
World rank 172of 196
Period maximum 97.56%2015
Period minimum 86.91%2004

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Syria, 2000–20248590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 87.09%2001: 87.13%2002: 91.16%2003: 90.82%2004: 86.91%2005: 87.94%2006: 89.4%2007: 90.92%2008: 92.94%2009: 95.62%2010: 94.36%2011: 92.76%2012: 90.73%2013: 87.96%2014: 88.85%2015: 97.56%2016: 94.72%2017: 95.77%2018: 96.5%2019: 96.51%2020: 96.19%2021: 96.13%2022: 95.62%2023: 96.48%2024: 96.46%
Change over the period: +9.37 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 96.46%
World computed 59.17%
Middle East & North Africa computed 91.76%
Western Asia computed 82.44%
Low-income countries computed 36.59%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.46 −0.02 pp
2023 96.48 +0.86 pp
2022 95.62 −0.51 pp
2021 96.13 −0.06 pp
2020 96.19 −0.32 pp
2019 96.51 +0.01 pp
2018 96.5 +0.73 pp
2017 95.77 +1.05 pp
2016 94.72 −2.84 pp
2015 97.56 +8.71 pp
2014 88.85 +0.89 pp
2013 87.96 −2.77 pp
2012 90.73 −2.03 pp
2011 92.76 −1.6 pp
2010 94.36 −1.26 pp
2009 95.62 +2.68 pp
2008 92.94 +2.02 pp
2007 90.92 +1.52 pp
2006 89.4 +1.46 pp
2005 87.94 +1.03 pp
2004 86.91 −3.91 pp
2003 90.82 −0.34 pp
2002 91.16 +4.03 pp
2001 87.13 +0.04 pp
2000 87.09

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.