Electricity

Oil share of electricity

What share of its electricity a country gets from petroleum products.

Unit: % of generation Period: 1990–2024 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Average: 28.69% Countries: 209

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2024.

Oil share of electricity, 2021–2024

Top-20 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity, 2021–2024949698100ComorosComoros: 100%100Sint MaartenSint Maarten: 100%100Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 99.63%99.63BahamasBahamas: 99.3%99.3Saint MartinSaint Martin: 99.19%99.19Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 98.52%98.52GambiaGambia: 98.4%98.4GrenadaGrenada: 98.03%98.03British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands: 97.75%97.75Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 97.57%97.57United States Virgin Is…United States Virgin Islands: 97.5%97.5Saint LuciaSaint Lucia: 97.46%97.46ChadChad: 97.41%97.41Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 97.06%97.06South SudanSouth Sudan: 96.16%96.16American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 96.13%96.13SeychellesSeychelles: 95.49%95.49Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis: 95.47%95.47PalauPalau: 95.4%95.4GuamGuam: 95.2%95.2

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Oil share of electricity — 2021–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 KM Comoros 100 2021 208
2 SX Sint Maarten 100 2021 208
3 TL Timor-Leste 99.63 2021 207
4 BS Bahamas 99.3 2021 206
5 MF Saint Martin 99.19 2021 205
6 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 98.52 2021 204
7 GM Gambia 98.4 2021 203
8 GD Grenada 98.03 2021 202
9 VG British Virgin Islands 97.75 2021 201
10 MH Marshall Islands 97.57 2021 200
11 VI United States Virgin Islands 97.5 2021 199
12 LC Saint Lucia 97.46 2021 198
13 TD Chad 97.41 2023 197
14 KY Cayman Islands 97.06 2021 196
15 SS South Sudan 96.16 2023 195
16 AS American Samoa 96.13 2021 194
17 SC Seychelles 95.49 2021 193
18 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.47 2021 192
19 PW Palau 95.4 2021 191
20 GU Guam 95.2 2021 190
21 FM Micronesia 95.05 2021 189
22 AG Antigua and Barbuda 94.34 2021 188
23 MV Maldives 94.18 2021 187
24 ST Sao Tome and Principe 93.94 2021 186
25 SB Solomon Islands 93.44 2021 185
26 GW Guinea-Bissau 92.91 2021 184
27 GY Guyana 92.89 2021 183
28 BB Barbados 92.67 2021 182
29 NR Nauru 90.18 2021 181
30 ER Eritrea 89.69 2023 180
31 SO Somalia 88.79 2021 179
32 YE Yemen 88.4 2023 178
33 TO Tonga 85.8 2021 177
34 AW Aruba 85.2 2021 176
35 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84.98 2021 175
36 SN Senegal 84.7 2023 174
37 TV Tuvalu 84.16 2021 173
38 KI Kiribati 83.63 2021 172
39 CU Cuba 83.32 2023 171
40 CV Cabo Verde 81.73 2021 170
41 MR Mauritania 80.64 2021 169
42 HT Haiti 80.16 2022 168
43 DM Dominica 79.71 2021 167
44 CY Cyprus 79.49 2023 166
45 CW Curaçao 79.26 2023 165
46 BF Burkina Faso 79.05 2023 164
47 PF French Polynesia 76.27 2021 163
48 PS Palestine 75.54 2021 162
49 VU Vanuatu 74.85 2021 161
50 NE Niger 73.86 2023 160
51 LB Lebanon 66.37 2023 159
52 DJ Djibouti 64.65 2021 158
53 FO Faroe Islands 61.92 2021 157
54 WS Samoa 50.86 2021 156
55 MU Mauritius 48.85 2023 155
56 HN Honduras 47.42 2023 154
57 IQ Iraq 46.7 2023 153
58 SY Syria 44.76 2023 152
59 LR Liberia 42.58 2021 151
60 SA Saudi Arabia 41.15 2023 150
61 FJ Fiji 39.93 2021 149
62 BI Burundi 38.7 2021 148
63 NC New Caledonia 38.48 2021 147
64 SR Suriname 38.28 2023 146
65 ML Mali 37.71 2021 145
66 NI Nicaragua 37.5 2023 144
67 KW Kuwait 37.25 2023 143
68 PR Puerto Rico 36.96 2021 142
69 MG Madagascar 33.49 2023 141
70 PG Papua New Guinea 33.2 2021 140
71 JM Jamaica 29.45 2023 139
72 LY Libya 26.2 2023 138
73 SL Sierra Leone 24.72 2021 137
74 BJ Benin 24.65 2023 136
75 EC Ecuador 23.91 2023 135
76 GL Greenland 22.96 2021 134
77 AF Afghanistan 21.77 2021 133
78 BD Bangladesh 21.69 2023 132
79 LK Sri Lanka 20.47 2023 131
80 MW Malawi 19.94 2021 130
81 SD Sudan 19.19 2023 129
82 GI Gibraltar 19.05 2023 128
83 GT Guatemala 17.62 2023 127
84 AO Angola 17.16 2023 126
85 GA Gabon 16.87 2023 125
86 DO Dominican Republic 14.9 2023 124
87 IR Iran 14.82 2023 123
88 PA Panama 14.59 2023 122
89 GN Guinea 11.87 2021 121
90 EG Egypt 11.42 2023 120
91 PK Pakistan 11.39 2023 119
92 CR Costa Rica 10.54 2024 118
93 KE Kenya 8.79 2024 117
94 SV El Salvador 8.72 2023 116
95 GR Greece 8.54 2024 115
96 MK North Macedonia 7.64 2023 114
97 UY Uruguay 7.49 2023 113
98 MX Mexico 7.39 2024 112
99 RW Rwanda 7.24 2023 111
100 BZ Belize 7.14 2021 110
101 MN Mongolia 5.61 2023 109
102 CI Côte d'Ivoire 5.36 2023 108
103 MD Moldova 4.67 2023 107
104 VE Venezuela 4.63 2023 106
105 CM Cameroon 4.2 2023 105
106 MA Morocco 4.18 2023 104
107 CO Colombia 4.05 2024 103
108 BY Belarus 3.98 2023 102
109 JO Jordan 3.75 2023 101
110 TZ Tanzania 3.66 2023 100
111 AR Argentina 3.6 2024 99
112 ZA South Africa 3.54 2023 98
113 CF Central African Republic 3.53 2021 97
114 ES Spain 3.17 2024 96
115 IT Italy 3.16 2024 95
116 KP North Korea 2.94 2023 94
117 UZ Uzbekistan 2.83 2023 93
118 UG Uganda 2.68 2023 92
119 JP Japan 2.28 2024 91
120 GH Ghana 2.25 2023 90
121 PT Portugal 2.24 2024 89
122 ID Indonesia 1.98 2023 88
123 IE Ireland 1.91 2024 87
124 OM Oman 1.75 2023 86
125 LT Lithuania 1.73 2024 85
126 AU Australia 1.72 2024 84
127 TH Thailand 1.65 2023 83
128 BO Bolivia 1.61 2023 82
129 PL Poland 1.34 2024 81
130 CG Republic of the Congo 1.32 2023 80
131 VN Vietnam 1.28 2023 79
132 BR Brazil 1.25 2024 78
133 FR France 1.23 2024 77
134 RO Romania 1.17 2023 76
135 HK Hong Kong 1.16 2023 75
136 KR South Korea 1.15 2024 74
137 PH Philippines 1.1 2023 73
138 NL Netherlands 1.09 2024 72
139 MY Malaysia 1.06 2023 71
140 DE Germany 0.96 2024 70
141 AT Austria 0.87 2024 69
142 BW Botswana 0.84 2023 68
143 CA Canada 0.8 2024 67
144 MZ Mozambique 0.8 2023 66
145 RU Russia 0.8 2023 65
146 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.73 2023 64
147 BG Bulgaria 0.7 2023 63
148 MT Malta 0.68 2023 62
149 US United States 0.67 2024 61
150 DK Denmark 0.63 2024 60
151 GB United Kingdom 0.6 2024 59
152 MM Myanmar 0.6 2023 58
153 SK Slovakia 0.57 2024 57
154 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.55 2023 56
155 AE United Arab Emirates 0.54 2023 55
156 PE Peru 0.48 2023 54
157 KZ Kazakhstan 0.44 2023 53
158 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.43 2023 52
159 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.39 2023 51
160 SG Singapore 0.37 2023 50
161 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.37 2023 49
162 AZ Azerbaijan 0.36 2023 48
163 CL Chile 0.35 2024 47
164 KH Cambodia 0.33 2023 46
165 NA Namibia 0.32 2023 45
166 EE Estonia 0.31 2024 44
167 TR Türkiye 0.29 2024 43
168 FI Finland 0.29 2024 42
169 DZ Algeria 0.28 2023 41
170 TG Togo 0.28 2023 40
171 QA Qatar 0.26 2021 39
172 BE Belgium 0.26 2024 38
173 IL Israel 0.25 2024 37
174 XK Kosovo 0.22 2021 36
175 HR Croatia 0.21 2023 35
176 IN India 0.21 2023 34
177 SZ Eswatini 0.18 2021 33
178 SE Sweden 0.17 2024 32
179 HU Hungary 0.17 2024 31
180 UA Ukraine 0.13 2023 30
181 TN Tunisia 0.12 2023 29
182 CZ Czechia 0.1 2024 28
183 CN China 0.1 2023 27
184 LS Lesotho 0.07 2021 26
185 NZ New Zealand 0.06 2024 25
186 RS Serbia 0.05 2023 24
187 SI Slovenia 0.05 2024 23
188 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.04 2023 22
189 NG Nigeria 0.04 2021 21
190 ZM Zambia 0.04 2023 20
191 NO Norway 0.02 2024 19
192 CH Switzerland 0.02 2024 18
193 IS Iceland 0.02 2024 17
194 ET Ethiopia 0.01 2023 16
195 BH Bahrain 0 2023 15
196 PY Paraguay 0 2023 14
197 AL Albania 0 2021 1
198 AD Andorra 0 2021 1
199 AM Armenia 0 2021 1
200 BT Bhutan 0 2021 1
201 GE Georgia 0 2021 1
202 LA Laos 0 2021 1
203 LV Latvia 0 2024 1
204 LU Luxembourg 0 2024 1
205 ME Montenegro 0 2021 1
206 NP Nepal 0 2022 1
207 TJ Tajikistan 0 2021 1
208 TM Turkmenistan 0 2021 1
209 ZW Zimbabwe 0 2021 1
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Maximum 100%
Median 4.2%
Minimum 0%
World 1.34%

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of generation
Observation period
1990–2024
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators