Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Azerbaijan

Oil share of electricity in Azerbaijan in 2023 — 0.36%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 34.05 pp.

2023 0.36% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 30of 136
Period maximum 72.42%1996
Period minimum 0.08%2013

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Azerbaijan, 1990–20230204060801990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 34.42%1991: 37.94%1992: 58%1993: 60.32%1994: 71.27%1995: 72.29%1996: 72.42%1997: 71.3%1998: 69.42%1999: 72.16%2000: 71.95%2001: 33.75%2002: 30.97%2003: 35.69%2004: 28.27%2005: 25.67%2006: 24.9%2007: 18.27%2008: 7.95%2009: 2.63%2010: 0.12%2011: 1.67%2012: 2.19%2013: 0.08%2014: 0.16%2015: 6.51%2016: 10.38%2017: 5.44%2018: 0.19%2019: 0.2%2020: 0.19%2021: 2.27%2022: 0.3%2023: 0.36%
Change over the period: −34.05 pp Annual average: -1.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Azerbaijan 0.36%
World 2.51%
Western Asia computed 21.76%
Oil share of electricity — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.36 +0.06 pp
2022 0.3 −1.97 pp
2021 2.27 +2.09 pp
2020 0.19 −0.02 pp
2019 0.2 +0.01 pp
2018 0.19 −5.25 pp
2017 5.44 −4.94 pp
2016 10.38 +3.87 pp
2015 6.51 +6.35 pp
2014 0.16 +0.08 pp
2013 0.08 −2.11 pp
2012 2.19 +0.52 pp
2011 1.67 +1.54 pp
2010 0.12 −2.51 pp
2009 2.63 −5.32 pp
2008 7.95 −10.32 pp
2007 18.27 −6.62 pp
2006 24.9 −0.78 pp
2005 25.67 −2.6 pp
2004 28.27 −7.42 pp
2003 35.69 +4.72 pp
2002 30.97 −2.78 pp
2001 33.75 −38.2 pp
2000 71.95 −0.21 pp
1999 72.16 +2.74 pp
1998 69.42 −1.88 pp
1997 71.3 −1.12 pp
1996 72.42 +0.13 pp
1995 72.29 +1.02 pp
1994 71.27 +10.95 pp
1993 60.32 +2.31 pp
1992 58 +20.06 pp
1991 37.94 +3.53 pp
1990 34.42

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.