Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Europe & Central Asia

Oil share of electricity in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 1.24%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8.84 pp.

2024 1.24% −0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 10.08%1990
Period minimum 1.15%2020

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Europe & Central Asia, 1990–202405101519901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 10.08%1991: 9.89%1992: 9.25%1993: 8.17%1994: 7.79%1995: 7.98%1996: 7.31%1997: 6.83%1998: 6.9%1999: 6.16%2000: 5.28%2001: 4.83%2002: 4.99%2003: 4.52%2004: 3.81%2005: 3.55%2006: 3.48%2007: 2.87%2008: 2.6%2009: 2.52%2010: 1.9%2011: 2.02%2012: 2%2013: 1.43%2014: 1.44%2015: 1.54%2016: 1.56%2017: 1.35%2018: 1.24%2019: 1.19%2020: 1.15%2021: 1.18%2022: 1.37%2023: 1.25%2024: 1.24%
Change over the period: −8.84 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 1.24%
World 1.34%
Oil share of electricity — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.24 −0.01 pp
2023 1.25 −0.13 pp
2022 1.37 +0.19 pp
2021 1.18 +0.03 pp
2020 1.15 −0.04 pp
2019 1.19 −0.04 pp
2018 1.24 −0.11 pp
2017 1.35 −0.21 pp
2016 1.56 +0.02 pp
2015 1.54 +0.09 pp
2014 1.44 +0.02 pp
2013 1.43 −0.57 pp
2012 2 −0.02 pp
2011 2.02 +0.13 pp
2010 1.9 −0.62 pp
2009 2.52 −0.08 pp
2008 2.6 −0.27 pp
2007 2.87 −0.61 pp
2006 3.48 −0.07 pp
2005 3.55 −0.26 pp
2004 3.81 −0.7 pp
2003 4.52 −0.47 pp
2002 4.99 +0.16 pp
2001 4.83 −0.45 pp
2000 5.28 −0.88 pp
1999 6.16 −0.74 pp
1998 6.9 +0.06 pp
1997 6.83 −0.47 pp
1996 7.31 −0.67 pp
1995 7.98 +0.19 pp
1994 7.79 −0.38 pp
1993 8.17 −1.08 pp
1992 9.25 −0.64 pp
1991 9.89 −0.19 pp
1990 10.08

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.