Oil share of electricity in Nicaragua in 2023 — 37.5%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.14 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.5 | +4.63 pp |
| 2022 | 32.87 | +2.06 pp |
| 2021 | 30.81 | +0.74 pp |
| 2020 | 30.07 | −13.04 pp |
| 2019 | 43.11 | +1.94 pp |
| 2018 | 41.17 | −2.83 pp |
| 2017 | 44 | −3.81 pp |
| 2016 | 47.81 | −2.09 pp |
| 2015 | 49.9 | +3.79 pp |
| 2014 | 46.11 | −1.55 pp |
| 2013 | 47.66 | −9.52 pp |
| 2012 | 57.18 | −8.81 pp |
| 2011 | 65.99 | +2.99 pp |
| 2010 | 63 | −6.1 pp |
| 2009 | 69.1 | +4.62 pp |
| 2008 | 64.47 | −6.54 pp |
| 2007 | 71.01 | +1.07 pp |
| 2006 | 69.94 | +4.55 pp |
| 2005 | 65.39 | −6.89 pp |
| 2004 | 72.28 | −0.66 pp |
| 2003 | 72.94 | −2.48 pp |
| 2002 | 75.42 | −4.78 pp |
| 2001 | 80.2 | +1.59 pp |
| 2000 | 78.6 | +5.98 pp |
| 1999 | 72.62 | +0.47 pp |
| 1998 | 72.15 | +13.91 pp |
| 1997 | 58.24 | +1.74 pp |
| 1996 | 56.5 | +1.94 pp |
| 1995 | 54.56 | +3.01 pp |
| 1994 | 51.55 | +8.55 pp |
| 1993 | 43 | −6.06 pp |
| 1992 | 49.05 | +9.31 pp |
| 1991 | 39.75 | +1.11 pp |
| 1990 | 38.64 | — |
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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