Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Afghanistan

Oil share of electricity in Afghanistan in 2021 — 21.77%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.3 pp.

2021 21.77% +8.89 pp vs 2020
World rank 133of 209
Period maximum 37.14%2004
Period minimum 6.46%2002

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Afghanistan, 2000–2021010203040200020032006200920122015201820212000: 6.46%2001: 6.46%2002: 6.46%2003: 19.37%2004: 37.14%2005: 36.99%2006: 29.1%2007: 30.97%2008: 33.27%2009: 20.35%2010: 18.25%2011: 25.6%2012: 20.2%2013: 18.99%2014: 14.54%2015: 12.42%2016: 12.24%2017: 13.14%2018: 17.33%2019: 12.16%2020: 12.88%2021: 21.77%
Change over the period: +15.3 pp Annual average: 0.73 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Afghanistan 21.77%
World 2.77%
South Asia 1.54%
Southern Asia computed 4.52%
Low-income countries computed 19.47%
Oil share of electricity — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 21.77 +8.89 pp
2020 12.88 +0.72 pp
2019 12.16 −5.17 pp
2018 17.33 +4.19 pp
2017 13.14 +0.9 pp
2016 12.24 −0.18 pp
2015 12.42 −2.12 pp
2014 14.54 −4.45 pp
2013 18.99 −1.21 pp
2012 20.2 −5.4 pp
2011 25.6 +7.35 pp
2010 18.25 −2.1 pp
2009 20.35 −12.92 pp
2008 33.27 +2.3 pp
2007 30.97 +1.87 pp
2006 29.1 −7.88 pp
2005 36.99 −0.15 pp
2004 37.14 +17.77 pp
2003 19.37 +12.91 pp
2002 6.46 −0 pp
2001 6.46 +0 pp
2000 6.46

Southern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.