Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — North Macedonia

Oil share of electricity in North Macedonia in 2023 — 7.64%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.83 pp.

2023 7.64% −2.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 97of 136
Period maximum 9.66%2022
Period minimum 0.2%2005

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — North Macedonia, 1990–202302.557.5101990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.81%1991: 1.02%1992: 0.97%1993: 1.7%1994: 0.61%1995: 0.62%1996: 1.01%1997: 1.04%1998: 0.82%1999: 0.5%2000: 6.33%2001: 2.62%2002: 3.51%2003: 0.33%2004: 0.36%2005: 0.2%2006: 3.54%2007: 7.37%2008: 2.88%2009: 3.68%2010: 0.84%2011: 1.01%2012: 1.41%2013: 1.87%2014: 2.77%2015: 2.46%2016: 1.78%2017: 1.57%2018: 0.84%2019: 1.04%2020: 1.72%2021: 2.5%2022: 9.66%2023: 7.64%
Change over the period: +5.83 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

North Macedonia 7.64%
World 2.51%
Southern Europe computed 3.49%
Oil share of electricity — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.64 −2.02 pp
2022 9.66 +7.17 pp
2021 2.5 +0.77 pp
2020 1.72 +0.68 pp
2019 1.04 +0.2 pp
2018 0.84 −0.73 pp
2017 1.57 −0.21 pp
2016 1.78 −0.69 pp
2015 2.46 −0.31 pp
2014 2.77 +0.9 pp
2013 1.87 +0.47 pp
2012 1.41 +0.4 pp
2011 1.01 +0.17 pp
2010 0.84 −2.84 pp
2009 3.68 +0.79 pp
2008 2.88 −4.49 pp
2007 7.37 +3.83 pp
2006 3.54 +3.34 pp
2005 0.2 −0.16 pp
2004 0.36 +0.03 pp
2003 0.33 −3.19 pp
2002 3.51 +0.89 pp
2001 2.62 −3.7 pp
2000 6.33 +5.83 pp
1999 0.5 −0.33 pp
1998 0.82 −0.22 pp
1997 1.04 +0.03 pp
1996 1.01 +0.39 pp
1995 0.62 +0.01 pp
1994 0.61 −1.09 pp
1993 1.7 +0.73 pp
1992 0.97 −0.05 pp
1991 1.02 −0.78 pp
1990 1.81

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.