Fossil electricity share in French Polynesia

Oil, gas and coal produced 76.3% of electricity in French Polynesia in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2009.

Measure: Electricity from oil, gas and coal Unit: % of total electricity production Data: 2000 to 2021 Source: World Bank
French Polynesia, 2021 76.3% % of total electricity production
Change from 2020 +6.7percentage points 2020: 69.6%
World, 2021 61.5% Official aggregate
Position in 2021 92nd of 207 See the full ranking

Fossil electricity share in French Polynesia over time

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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity from oil, gas and coal (% of total electricity production), 2001 to 2023
Period French PolynesiaWorld
2023 – 48.7%
2022 – 60.7%
2021 76.3% 61.5%
2020 69.6% 61.4%
2019 71.1% 62.9%
2018 70.7% 64.1%
2017 69.1% 64.7%
2016 68.5% 65.3%
2015 70.3% 66.1%
2014 70.9% 66.7%
2013 74.3% 67.1%
2012 74.3% 67.7%
2011 72.5% 67.8%
2010 69.5% 66.9%
2009 77.8% 66.6%
2008 76.7% 67.3%
2007 74.5% 67.7%
2006 75.7% 66.5%
2005 77.4% 66.1%
2004 75.7% 65.8%
2003 79.8% 66.1%
2002 79.6% 64.9%
2001 72.6% 64.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +6.7 percentage points from 69.6% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 72.5%, the figure has changed by +3.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 207 countries with data for 2021, French Polynesia has the 92nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 61.5%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.ELC.FOSL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2021 for French Polynesia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency