Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — G20

Oil share of electricity in the G20 in 2024 — 1.31%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.83 pp.

2024 1.31% −0.22 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6.14%2000
Period minimum 1.31%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — G20, 2000–2024024682000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 6.14%2001: 5.76%2002: 5.5%2003: 5.63%2004: 5.29%2005: 4.97%2006: 4.04%2007: 4.06%2008: 3.69%2009: 3.22%2010: 3.03%2011: 3.36%2012: 3.58%2013: 3.16%2014: 3.02%2015: 2.9%2016: 2.46%2017: 2.19%2018: 1.92%2019: 1.76%2020: 1.72%2021: 1.74%2022: 1.68%2023: 1.54%2024: 1.31%
Change over the period: −4.83 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 1.31%
World 1.34%
Oil share of electricity — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.31 −0.22 pp
2023 1.54 −0.14 pp
2022 1.68 −0.06 pp
2021 1.74 +0.02 pp
2020 1.72 −0.04 pp
2019 1.76 −0.16 pp
2018 1.92 −0.26 pp
2017 2.19 −0.28 pp
2016 2.46 −0.43 pp
2015 2.9 −0.12 pp
2014 3.02 −0.14 pp
2013 3.16 −0.42 pp
2012 3.58 +0.22 pp
2011 3.36 +0.33 pp
2010 3.03 −0.19 pp
2009 3.22 −0.47 pp
2008 3.69 −0.37 pp
2007 4.06 +0.01 pp
2006 4.04 −0.93 pp
2005 4.97 −0.32 pp
2004 5.29 −0.34 pp
2003 5.63 +0.13 pp
2002 5.5 −0.26 pp
2001 5.76 −0.39 pp
2000 6.14

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.