Greece - Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Greece was 10.93 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 49.54 in 1973, while its lowest value was 9.48 in 2013.

Definition: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1960 26.33
1961 26.55
1962 35.61
1963 29.54
1964 30.97
1965 35.02
1966 30.29
1967 41.03
1968 45.80
1969 39.96
1970 34.84
1971 33.88
1972 42.11
1973 49.54
1974 46.30
1975 41.11
1976 33.94
1977 31.85
1978 37.42
1979 36.92
1980 40.12
1981 32.56
1982 30.35
1983 28.35
1984 27.73
1985 25.81
1986 21.39
1987 21.72
1988 19.04
1989 20.51
1990 22.27
1991 24.75
1992 21.99
1993 20.55
1994 19.84
1995 21.45
1996 20.12
1997 19.17
1998 17.49
1999 16.51
2000 16.63
2001 15.97
2002 16.00
2003 15.04
2004 14.26
2005 15.49
2006 15.95
2007 15.38
2008 15.88
2009 12.57
2010 10.61
2011 10.00
2012 10.00
2013 9.48
2014 11.01
2015 10.93

Development Relevance: Oil includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, refinery feedstocks and additives, other hydrocarbons (including emulsified oils, synthetic crude oil, mineral oils extracted from bituminous minerals such as oil shale, and bituminous sand) and petroleum products (refinery gas, ethane, LPG, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, jet fuels, kerosene, gas/diesel oil, heavy fuel oil, naphtha, white spirit, lubricants, bitumen, paraffin waxes and petroleum coke). Use of energy is important in improving people's standard of living. But electricity generation also can damage the environment. Whether such damage occurs depends largely on how electricity is generated. For example, burning coal releases twice as much carbon dioxide - a major contributor to global warming - as does burning an equivalent amount of natural gas. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions result primarily from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing. In combustion different fossil fuels release different amounts of carbon dioxide for the same level of energy use: oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Nuclear energy does not generate carbon dioxide emissions, but it produces other dangerous waste products.

Limitations and Exceptions: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable. Data on access to electricity are collected by the IEA from industry, national surveys, and international sources.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) is the share of electricity produced by oil and petroleum products in total electricity production which is the total number of GWh generated by power plants separated into electricity plants and CHP plants. The International Energy Agency (IEA) compiles data on energy inputs used to generate electricity. IEA data for countries that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. In addition, estimates are sometimes made to complete major aggregates from which key data are missing, and adjustments are made to compensate for differences in definitions. The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Electricity production shares may not sum to 100 percent because other sources of generated electricity (such as geothermal, solar, and wind) are not shown. Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use