Fossil electricity share in South Asia
Oil, gas and coal produced 73.8% of electricity in South Asia in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1990.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2023
73.8%
Change from 2022
−2.0percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Fossil electricity share in South Asia 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 | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 73.8% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0 percentage points from 75.8% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 79.3%, the figure has changed by −5.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 48.7%.