Total electricity output (GWh) in Palestine
Palestine: Total electricity output (GWh) was 514.6 GWh in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Total electricity output in Palestine, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Palestine stood at 514.6 GWh.
The figure is up 52.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Palestine peaked at 569.3 GWh in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32 GWh, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 173rd of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total electricity output (GWh) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 60 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64 GWh | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 64 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 43 GWh | -32.8% |
| 1997 | 43 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 GWh | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 160 GWh | +166.7% |
| 2000 | 32 GWh | -80.0% |
| 2001 | 35.5 GWh | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 149.3 GWh | +320.6% |
| 2003 | 342.4 GWh | +129.3% |
| 2004 | 395.5 GWh | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 500.5 GWh | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 345.3 GWh | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 417.1 GWh | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 426.6 GWh | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 500.6 GWh | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 473.3 GWh | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 569.3 GWh | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 461.1 GWh | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 536.1 GWh | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 336.6 GWh | -37.2% |
| 2015 | 514.6 GWh | +52.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 514.6 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 514.6 GWh is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32,758 GWh, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output (GWh) in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +320.6% | 35.5 GWh | 149.3 GWh |
| 1999 | +166.7% | 60 GWh | 160 GWh |
| 2003 | +129.3% | 149.3 GWh | 342.4 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.4 GWh | 43 GWh | 160 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 314.48 GWh | 32 GWh | 500.6 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 481.83 GWh | 336.6 GWh | 569.3 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Palestine?
- Total electricity output in Palestine was 514.6 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 569.3 GWh in 2011.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 GWh in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for total electricity output?
- Palestine ranks 173rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants