Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Moldova

Oil share of electricity in Moldova in 2023 — 4.67%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 20.72 pp.

2023 4.67% +1.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 89of 136
Period maximum 26.67%1991
Period minimum 0.02%2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Moldova, 1990–202301020301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 25.39%1991: 26.67%1992: 22.93%1993: 15.82%1994: 4.9%1995: 4.79%1996: 5.22%1997: 3.3%1998: 3.43%1999: 1.89%2000: 0.57%2001: 0.55%2002: 0.38%2003: 0.28%2004: 0.21%2005: 0.17%2006: 0.2%2007: 0.08%2008: 0.22%2009: 0.77%2010: 0.47%2011: 0.35%2012: 0.28%2013: 0.35%2014: 0.26%2015: 0.13%2016: 0.29%2017: 0.34%2018: 0.15%2019: 0.07%2020: 0.02%2021: 0.57%2022: 3.6%2023: 4.67%
Change over the period: −20.72 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Moldova 4.67%
World 2.51%
Eastern Europe computed 0.91%
Oil share of electricity — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.67 +1.07 pp
2022 3.6 +3.03 pp
2021 0.57 +0.55 pp
2020 0.02 −0.05 pp
2019 0.07 −0.08 pp
2018 0.15 −0.19 pp
2017 0.34 +0.05 pp
2016 0.29 +0.16 pp
2015 0.13 −0.13 pp
2014 0.26 −0.09 pp
2013 0.35 +0.08 pp
2012 0.28 −0.07 pp
2011 0.35 −0.13 pp
2010 0.47 −0.3 pp
2009 0.77 +0.56 pp
2008 0.22 +0.13 pp
2007 0.08 −0.11 pp
2006 0.2 +0.03 pp
2005 0.17 −0.04 pp
2004 0.21 −0.08 pp
2003 0.28 −0.1 pp
2002 0.38 −0.17 pp
2001 0.55 −0.02 pp
2000 0.57 −1.32 pp
1999 1.89 −1.54 pp
1998 3.43 +0.12 pp
1997 3.3 −1.92 pp
1996 5.22 +0.44 pp
1995 4.79 −0.12 pp
1994 4.9 −10.91 pp
1993 15.82 −7.11 pp
1992 22.93 −3.74 pp
1991 26.67 +1.28 pp
1990 25.39

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.