Oil share of electricity in Ireland in 2024 — 1.91%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.93 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.91 | +1.2 pp |
| 2023 | 0.71 | −2.44 pp |
| 2022 | 3.14 | −1.39 pp |
| 2021 | 4.53 | +3.35 pp |
| 2020 | 1.18 | +0.28 pp |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +0.46 pp |
| 2018 | 0.44 | −0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 0.45 | −0.49 pp |
| 2016 | 0.94 | −0.22 pp |
| 2015 | 1.16 | +0.18 pp |
| 2014 | 0.99 | +0.26 pp |
| 2013 | 0.72 | −0.13 pp |
| 2012 | 0.86 | +0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.86 | −1.27 pp |
| 2010 | 2.12 | −1.11 pp |
| 2009 | 3.23 | −2.41 pp |
| 2008 | 5.64 | −0.96 pp |
| 2007 | 6.6 | −3.7 pp |
| 2006 | 10.3 | −2.55 pp |
| 2005 | 12.85 | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 12.55 | +2.83 pp |
| 2003 | 9.73 | −5.07 pp |
| 2002 | 14.8 | −6.05 pp |
| 2001 | 20.84 | +1.51 pp |
| 2000 | 19.34 | −8.68 pp |
| 1999 | 28.02 | +5.1 pp |
| 1998 | 22.92 | +5.56 pp |
| 1997 | 17.37 | +3.36 pp |
| 1996 | 14.01 | −1 pp |
| 1995 | 15.01 | −1.57 pp |
| 1994 | 16.58 | +2.3 pp |
| 1993 | 14.28 | −1.16 pp |
| 1992 | 15.44 | −0.62 pp |
| 1991 | 16.05 | +6.22 pp |
| 1990 | 9.84 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
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