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Share of electricity generated by oil

% · higher is better · 203 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Cyprus72.3%
  2. 2Puerto Rico (US)47.6%
  3. 3Estonia39.1%
  4. 4Kuwait35.8%
  5. 5Dominican Republic20.4%
  6. 6Ecuador17.9%
  7. 7El Salvador13.5%
  8. 8Bangladesh12.1%
  9. 9Sri Lanka10.8%
  10. 10Kenya10%
  11. 11Mexico9.4%
  12. 12Pakistan9.2%
  13. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.7.4%
  14. 14Greece7.2%
  15. 15Belgium6.4%
  16. 16Mongolia5.9%
  17. 17Lithuania5.8%
  18. 18Iran, Islamic Rep.4.6%
  19. 19Luxembourg4.5%
  20. 20Austria4.5%
  21. 21United Kingdom4.4%
  22. 22Belarus4%
  23. 23Netherlands3.9%
  24. 24Argentina3.9%
  25. 25Germany3.8%
  26. 26Poland3.8%
  27. 27Denmark3.7%
  28. 28Morocco3.6%
  29. 29Oman3.6%
  30. 30Moldova3.6%
  31. 31Spain3.5%
  32. 32Colombia3.1%
  33. 33Ireland3%
  34. 34Portugal2.6%
  35. 35Italy2.6%
  36. 36Cambodia2.5%
  37. 37Slovak Republic2.5%
  38. 38North Macedonia2.5%
  39. 39Japan2.5%
  40. 40Singapore2.4%
  41. 41Finland2.3%
  42. 42Australia2.2%
  43. 43Uruguay2.2%
  44. 44Switzerland1.9%
  45. 45France1.8%
  46. 46Uzbekistan1.7%
  47. 47Brazil1.7%
  48. 48Taiwan1.6%
  49. 49New Zealand1.5%
  50. 50Kazakhstan1.5%
  51. 51Bolivia1.5%
  52. 52Russian Federation1.2%
  53. 53Canada1.2%
  54. 54Sweden1.2%
  55. 55Bosnia and Herzegovina1%
  56. 56Tunisia1%
  57. 57Malaysia1%
  58. 58Hungary0.99%
  59. 59Korea, Rep.0.95%
  60. 60Kyrgyz Republic0.95%
  61. 61Malta0.91%
  62. 62China0.85%
  63. 63South Africa0.8%
  64. 64Latvia0.8%
  65. 65Philippines0.76%
  66. 66United States0.7%
  67. 67Bulgaria0.68%
  68. 68Chile0.56%
  69. 69Norway0.44%
  70. 70Romania0.36%
  71. 71Serbia0.3%
  72. 72Turkiye0.29%
  73. 73Azerbaijan0.25%
  74. 74Peru0.22%
  75. 75Czechia0.21%
  76. 76Viet Nam0.2%
  77. 77India0.2%
  78. 78Thailand0.07%
  79. 79Paraguay0%
  80. 79Nigeria0%
  81. 79Slovenia0%
  82. 79Tajikistan0%
  83. 79Qatar0%
  84. 79Ethiopia0%
  85. 79Israel0%
  86. 79Croatia0%
  87. 79Georgia0%
  88. 79Costa Rica0%
  89. 79Montenegro0%
  90. 79Armenia0%

Share of electricity generated by oil