Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Oil share of electricity in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2021 — 95.47%. Ranked 192 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.53 pp.

2021 95.47% −0.11 pp vs 2020
World rank 192of 209
Period maximum 100%2000
Period minimum 95.3%2014

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2021949698100200020032006200920122015201820212000: 100%2001: 100%2002: 100%2003: 100%2004: 100%2005: 100%2006: 100%2007: 100%2008: 100%2009: 100%2010: 97.42%2011: 97.51%2012: 96.39%2013: 96.09%2014: 95.3%2015: 95.49%2016: 95.35%2017: 96.33%2018: 96.37%2019: 96.5%2020: 95.59%2021: 95.47%
Change over the period: −4.53 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.47%
World 2.77%
Caribbean computed 47.15%
High-income countries computed 3.05%
Oil share of electricity — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 95.47 −0.11 pp
2020 95.59 −0.91 pp
2019 96.5 +0.13 pp
2018 96.37 +0.03 pp
2017 96.33 +0.98 pp
2016 95.35 −0.14 pp
2015 95.49 +0.19 pp
2014 95.3 −0.79 pp
2013 96.09 −0.3 pp
2012 96.39 −1.12 pp
2011 97.51 +0.09 pp
2010 97.42 −2.58 pp
2009 100 +0 pp
2008 100 +0 pp
2007 100 +0 pp
2006 100 +0 pp
2005 100 +0 pp
2004 100 +0 pp
2003 100 +0 pp
2002 100 +0 pp
2001 100 +0 pp
2000 100

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.