Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific

Oil share of electricity in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 1.79%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.89 pp.

2024 1.79% +1.21 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 19.68%1990
Period minimum 0.58%2023

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific, 1990–20240510152019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 19.68%1991: 18.83%1992: 18.43%1993: 16.43%1994: 16.04%1995: 14.6%1996: 13.34%1997: 12.01%1998: 10.49%1999: 9.69%2000: 9.11%2001: 7.72%2002: 7.64%2003: 7.08%2004: 6.62%2005: 6.03%2006: 4.88%2007: 4.9%2008: 4.07%2009: 3%2010: 2.92%2011: 3.51%2012: 3.51%2013: 2.84%2014: 2.17%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.62%2017: 1.34%2018: 1.05%2019: 0.83%2020: 0.72%2021: 0.76%2022: 0.76%2023: 0.58%2024: 1.79%
Change over the period: −17.89 pp Annual average: -0.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 1.79%
World 1.34%
Oil share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.79 +1.21 pp
2023 0.58 −0.19 pp
2022 0.76 +0.01 pp
2021 0.76 +0.04 pp
2020 0.72 −0.12 pp
2019 0.83 −0.21 pp
2018 1.05 −0.3 pp
2017 1.34 −0.28 pp
2016 1.62 −0.28 pp
2015 1.9 −0.27 pp
2014 2.17 −0.67 pp
2013 2.84 −0.67 pp
2012 3.51 +0.01 pp
2011 3.51 +0.59 pp
2010 2.92 −0.08 pp
2009 3 −1.08 pp
2008 4.07 −0.82 pp
2007 4.9 +0.02 pp
2006 4.88 −1.15 pp
2005 6.03 −0.59 pp
2004 6.62 −0.46 pp
2003 7.08 −0.56 pp
2002 7.64 −0.08 pp
2001 7.72 −1.4 pp
2000 9.11 −0.58 pp
1999 9.69 −0.8 pp
1998 10.49 −1.52 pp
1997 12.01 −1.33 pp
1996 13.34 −1.25 pp
1995 14.6 −1.45 pp
1994 16.04 −0.39 pp
1993 16.43 −2 pp
1992 18.43 −0.4 pp
1991 18.83 −0.85 pp
1990 19.68

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.