Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Asia

49 countries in Asia, 2024. Unit: % of generation. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.0 %
Median country
77.6 %
half above, half below
World
59.4 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 100.0
Bhutan - Turkmenistan

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Across 49 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Turkmenistan (100.0 %) and the lowest in Bhutan (0.0 %).

The median country is at 77.6 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Fossil electricity over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Bhutan0.0
2Nepal0.0
3Tajikistan5.4
4Kyrgyzstan11.2
5Afghanistan13.1
6Georgia20.2
7Laos23.3
8North Korea36.6
9Armenia39.0
10Pakistan43.5
11Sri Lanka45.9
12Myanmar52.1
13Türkiye54.4
14Lebanon56.2
15Vietnam57.7
16South Korea60.1
17Palestine60.6
18China62.3
19Cambodia64.3
20United Arab Emirates68.3
21Japan68.7
22Macao69.2
23Jordan75.9
24Cyprus76.2
25India77.6
26Philippines79.5
27Malaysia80.2
28Uzbekistan84.0
29Kazakhstan84.8
30Thailand85.2
31Indonesia85.2
32Israel86.2
33Azerbaijan88.3
34Yemen88.8
35Mongolia91.2
36Iran92.8
37Maldives92.9
38Singapore95.1
39Oman95.1
40Qatar96.0
41Syria96.5
42Kuwait97.8
43Saudi Arabia97.8
44Bangladesh98.1
45Iraq98.4
46Hong Kong99.0
47Bahrain99.7
48Brunei99.8
49Turkmenistan100.0
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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