Oil's share of electricity production reveals national energy dependencies and transitions over time. This World Bank indicator tracks the percentage contribution of crude oil and petroleum products to total national electricity output. It is part of the World Development Indicators collection.
Use Cases
- Model national energy transition trends by analyzing the 'oil sources (% of total)' time-series for individual countries.
- Benchmark fuel mix dependencies by comparing the oil share indicator across different countries and regions.
- Correlate oil-based electricity share with other development indicators like GDP or CO2 emissions per capita.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Development Indicators collection.
- Provides a standardized metric for cross-country comparison of energy structures.
Limitations
- Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are not provided in the input.
- The dataset likely represents aggregated national statistics, lacking sub-national or plant-level detail.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
- Collection Method
- Compiled from national statistics and official reports submitted by member countries.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Global, country-level