World Development Indicator data on electricity generated from crude oil and petroleum products, measured in kilowatt-hours. The dataset is compiled by the World Bank's WDI Database Archives from national and international sources. The temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'electricity production from oil sources' metric over time for different countries.
- Model the relationship between oil-based electricity generation and other economic or energy indicators from the WDI.
- Compare the share of oil in national electricity mixes across different geographic regions.
- Forecast future 'electricity production from oil sources' values using historical time-series data.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Development Indicators (WDI) collection.
- Provides a standardized metric ('electricity production from oil sources') for cross-country comparison.
Limitations
- The specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown, limiting assessment of scope.
- Data may have significant gaps for some countries or years, common in aggregated international statistics.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, WDI Database Archives
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from national statistics and reports submitted by member countries.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Global, covering World Bank member countries (specific list unknown).