Fossil Fuel Share of Electricity by Country 2024

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Fossil Fuel Share of Electricity by Country 2024
Share of electricity generated from all fossil fuels combined - coal, gas and oil - in 2024, as measured by Ember. Covers countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in the year, so very small island grids do not dominate the ranking.
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Libya and Turkmenistan both generate essentially 100% of their electricity from fossil fuels, and every country in this top fifteen is above 95%. The list is dominated by oil and gas producers in the Middle East and North Africa, joined by Hong Kong at 99.0% and Singapore at 95.1%, two dense city grids with no room for large renewable build-out. Bangladesh at 98.1% is the most populous country here by a wide margin. Cuba at 96.0% is the only Latin American entry.

Source:  Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Key Findings

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Libya leads with 100 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 98  ·  median: 98.
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Gap in 2024: Libya is 1.1× larger than Singapore.

Fossil Fuel Share of Electricity by Country 2024

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Data Insights

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Data Points
15
15 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
100
Libya
Fossil Fuel Share of Electricity Generation · 2024
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Fossil Fuel Share of Electricity Generation
Period
2024
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

15 records · Fossil Fuel Share of Electricity Generation · ranked by 2024

✓ 15 sourced
# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Libya 100
🥈 Turkmenistan 100
🥉 Bahrain 99.70
4 Hong Kong 99
5 Algeria 98.90
6 Iraq 98.40
7 Bangladesh 98.10
8 Saudi Arabia 97.80
9 Kuwait 97.80
10 Syria 96.50
11 Cuba 96
12 Qatar 96
13 Tunisia 95.60
14 Oman 95.10
15 Singapore 95.10

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