Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — United States Virgin Islands

Fossil fuel share of electricity in the United States Virgin Islands in 2023 — 97.06%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 212. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.94 pp.

2023 97.06% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 179of 212
Period maximum 100%2000
Period minimum 96.97%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — United States Virgin Islands, 2000–2023969798991002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 100%2001: 100%2002: 100%2003: 100%2004: 100%2005: 100%2006: 100%2007: 100%2008: 100%2009: 100%2010: 100%2011: 100%2012: 100%2013: 100%2014: 98.72%2015: 98.72%2016: 98.7%2017: 98.33%2018: 98.39%2019: 98.48%2020: 98.44%2021: 96.97%2022: 97.06%2023: 97.06%
Change over the period: −2.94 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands 97.06%
World computed 60.67%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 35.62%
Caribbean computed 90.92%
High-income countries computed 54.39%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 97.06 +0 pp
2022 97.06 +0.09 pp
2021 96.97 −1.47 pp
2020 98.44 −0.04 pp
2019 98.48 +0.09 pp
2018 98.39 +0.06 pp
2017 98.33 −0.37 pp
2016 98.7 −0.02 pp
2015 98.72 +0 pp
2014 98.72 −1.28 pp
2013 100 +0 pp
2012 100 +0 pp
2011 100 +0 pp
2010 100 +0 pp
2009 100 +0 pp
2008 100 +0 pp
2007 100 +0 pp
2006 100 +0 pp
2005 100 +0 pp
2004 100 +0 pp
2003 100 +0 pp
2002 100 +0 pp
2001 100 +0 pp
2000 100

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.