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🗺️ Electricity Generation of Middle East

The electricity generated in Middle East has been on the rise since the start of the millennium. In 2021, electricity generation in Middle East reach 1271.06 TWh. Whereof 77.09% of the generated electricity in the region that year came from Gas.

  • In 2021, the electricity generation in Middle East increased by 5.89%
  • In total, Middle East generated 1,271.06 Terrawatt hours of electricity in 2021.
  • Electricity generation in Middle East grew with 70.73 TWh in 2021, compared to previous year.
  • Since 2000, production of electricity has increased by 170.74% in Middle East
  • In 2021, Middle East produced 4.5695496851258% of the world's total energy generation.

Total Electricity Generation of Middle East (2000-2021)

Between the year 2000 and 2021, Middle East's electricity generation has increased from 469.47 TWh to 1,271.06 TWh, a 170.74% increase in produced Terawatt hours during a 21 year time period.

Year TWh YoY absolute change YoY change
2000 469.47 % %
2001 495.84 26.37% 5.62%
2002 529.16 33.32% 6.72%
2003 560.71 31.55% 5.96%
2004 592.56 31.85% 5.68%
2005 643.32 50.76% 8.57%
2006 688.04 44.72% 6.95%
2007 727.71 39.67% 5.77%
2008 756.1 28.39% 3.9%
2009 804.51 48.41% 6.4%
2010 870.2 65.69% 8.17%
2011 890.74 20.54% 2.36%
2012 935.15 44.41% 4.99%
2013 968.18 33.03% 3.53%
2014 1,034.24 66.06% 6.82%
2015 1,087.14 52.9% 5.11%
2016 1,111.67 24.53% 2.26%
2017 1,170.12 58.45% 5.26%
2018 1,165.32 -4.8% -0.41%
2019 1,190.49 25.17% 2.16%
2020 1,200.33 9.84% 0.83%
2021 1,271.06 70.73% 5.89%

Middle East's Electricity Generation by Fuel Source in 2021

In 2021, Gas was the largest generator of electrical energy in Middle East with 77.09% of the total electricity produced.

Fuel Source Proportion
Gas 77.09%
Other Fossil 17.51%
Hydro 1.69%
Coal 1.63%
Solar 1.4%
Nuclear 0.42%
Wind 0.23%
Bioenergy 0.02%
Other Renewables 0.0%

Data Information

Data found on this page is a derivative of Ember-Climate Yearly electricity data.

Data Sources

Ember-Climate

Ember-Climate Yearly Electricity Data

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. Data is collected from multi-country datasets (EIA, Eurostat, BP, UN) as well as national sources (e.g China data from the National Bureau of Statistics).

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