Fossil electricity share in Liberia
Oil, gas and coal produced 42.6% of electricity in Liberia in 2021.
Liberia, 2021
42.6%
Change from 2020
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World, 2021
61.5%
Position in 2021
137th of 207
Fossil electricity share in Liberia 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.
| Period | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 48.7% |
| 2022 | – | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 78.5%, the figure has changed by −35.9 percentage points.
- Among the 207 countries with data for 2021, Liberia has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 61.5%.