Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Southern Asia

Oil share of electricity in Southern Asia in 2022 — 4.33%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.11 pp.

2022 4.33% −0.19 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 10.44%2000
Period minimum 3.37%2018

Trend over time

2000–2022 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Southern Asia, 2000–2022051015200020032006200920122015201820212000: 10.44%2001: 9.94%2002: 9.41%2003: 7.34%2004: 7.16%2005: 7.28%2006: 8.25%2007: 8.39%2008: 8.84%2009: 8.58%2010: 7.89%2011: 8.41%2012: 8.63%2013: 9.47%2014: 7.46%2015: 5.69%2016: 5.22%2017: 4.25%2018: 3.37%2019: 3.93%2020: 3.96%2021: 4.52%2022: 4.33%
Change over the period: −6.11 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia

Southern Asia 4.33%
World 2.68%
Oil share of electricity — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.33 −0.19 pp
2021 4.52 +0.55 pp
2020 3.96 +0.04 pp
2019 3.93 +0.56 pp
2018 3.37 −0.88 pp
2017 4.25 −0.97 pp
2016 5.22 −0.47 pp
2015 5.69 −1.77 pp
2014 7.46 −2.01 pp
2013 9.47 +0.84 pp
2012 8.63 +0.22 pp
2011 8.41 +0.52 pp
2010 7.89 −0.68 pp
2009 8.58 −0.27 pp
2008 8.84 +0.45 pp
2007 8.39 +0.14 pp
2006 8.25 +0.97 pp
2005 7.28 +0.12 pp
2004 7.16 −0.18 pp
2003 7.34 −2.07 pp
2002 9.41 −0.54 pp
2001 9.94 −0.5 pp
2000 10.44

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.