Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Eastern Europe

Oil share of electricity in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 0.91%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.31 pp.

2023 0.91% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3.22%2000
Period minimum 0.71%2017

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Eastern Europe, 2000–2023012342000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.22%2001: 3.12%2002: 2.67%2003: 2.52%2004: 2.18%2005: 1.86%2006: 2%2007: 1.43%2008: 1.36%2009: 1.79%2010: 0.96%2011: 1.9%2012: 1.93%2013: 0.73%2014: 0.83%2015: 0.86%2016: 1%2017: 0.71%2018: 0.74%2019: 0.72%2020: 0.78%2021: 0.8%2022: 0.9%2023: 0.91%
Change over the period: −2.31 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 0.91%
World 2.51%
Oil share of electricity — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.91 +0.01 pp
2022 0.9 +0.1 pp
2021 0.8 +0.02 pp
2020 0.78 +0.05 pp
2019 0.72 −0.01 pp
2018 0.74 +0.03 pp
2017 0.71 −0.29 pp
2016 1 +0.14 pp
2015 0.86 +0.03 pp
2014 0.83 +0.1 pp
2013 0.73 −1.2 pp
2012 1.93 +0.03 pp
2011 1.9 +0.94 pp
2010 0.96 −0.83 pp
2009 1.79 +0.44 pp
2008 1.36 −0.08 pp
2007 1.43 −0.57 pp
2006 2 +0.14 pp
2005 1.86 −0.32 pp
2004 2.18 −0.34 pp
2003 2.52 −0.15 pp
2002 2.67 −0.45 pp
2001 3.12 −0.1 pp
2000 3.22

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.