Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa

Oil share of electricity in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 0.25%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 40.25 pp.

2024 0.25% −19.83 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 41.11%1991
Period minimum 0.25%2024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa, 1990–2024020406019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 40.49%1991: 41.11%1992: 40.69%1993: 38.61%1994: 38.12%1995: 38.38%1996: 38.13%1997: 38.31%1998: 38.08%1999: 38%2000: 35.42%2001: 32.79%2002: 31.86%2003: 28.78%2004: 29.25%2005: 27.32%2006: 28.5%2007: 28.89%2008: 29.85%2009: 30.28%2010: 29.22%2011: 31.35%2012: 33.09%2013: 33.48%2014: 33.01%2015: 30.45%2016: 25.91%2017: 22.68%2018: 19.84%2019: 20.32%2020: 19.5%2021: 19.98%2022: 20.23%2023: 20.07%2024: 0.25%
Change over the period: −40.25 pp Annual average: -1.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 0.25%
World 1.34%
Oil share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.25 −19.83 pp
2023 20.07 −0.16 pp
2022 20.23 +0.25 pp
2021 19.98 +0.47 pp
2020 19.5 −0.81 pp
2019 20.32 +0.48 pp
2018 19.84 −2.84 pp
2017 22.68 −3.24 pp
2016 25.91 −4.53 pp
2015 30.45 −2.56 pp
2014 33.01 −0.48 pp
2013 33.48 +0.39 pp
2012 33.09 +1.74 pp
2011 31.35 +2.13 pp
2010 29.22 −1.06 pp
2009 30.28 +0.43 pp
2008 29.85 +0.96 pp
2007 28.89 +0.39 pp
2006 28.5 +1.19 pp
2005 27.32 −1.93 pp
2004 29.25 +0.46 pp
2003 28.78 −3.08 pp
2002 31.86 −0.92 pp
2001 32.79 −2.63 pp
2000 35.42 −2.58 pp
1999 38 −0.08 pp
1998 38.08 −0.22 pp
1997 38.31 +0.18 pp
1996 38.13 −0.25 pp
1995 38.38 +0.25 pp
1994 38.12 −0.48 pp
1993 38.61 −2.08 pp
1992 40.69 −0.42 pp
1991 41.11 +0.61 pp
1990 40.49

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.