Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Oil share of electricity in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021 — 84.98%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.9 pp.

2021 84.98% +1.83 pp vs 2020
World rank 172of 209
Period maximum 91.39%2014
Period minimum 74.08%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2021707580859095200020032006200920122015201820212000: 74.08%2001: 81.69%2002: 78.39%2003: 81.4%2004: 77.61%2005: 80.33%2006: 82.73%2007: 83.91%2008: 82.99%2009: 81.64%2010: 82.5%2011: 78.68%2012: 82.7%2013: 83.71%2014: 91.39%2015: 87.95%2016: 89.06%2017: 85.91%2018: 83.38%2019: 84.79%2020: 83.15%2021: 84.98%
Change over the period: +10.9 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84.98%
World 2.77%
Caribbean computed 47.15%
Oil share of electricity — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 84.98 +1.83 pp
2020 83.15 −1.64 pp
2019 84.79 +1.41 pp
2018 83.38 −2.53 pp
2017 85.91 −3.15 pp
2016 89.06 +1.11 pp
2015 87.95 −3.44 pp
2014 91.39 +7.67 pp
2013 83.71 +1.01 pp
2012 82.7 +4.03 pp
2011 78.68 −3.82 pp
2010 82.5 +0.86 pp
2009 81.64 −1.35 pp
2008 82.99 −0.91 pp
2007 83.91 +1.17 pp
2006 82.73 +2.4 pp
2005 80.33 +2.72 pp
2004 77.61 −3.78 pp
2003 81.4 +3.01 pp
2002 78.39 −3.3 pp
2001 81.69 +7.61 pp
2000 74.08

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.