French Polynesia: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, French Polynesia's electricity production from oil sources (% of total) rose 6.68 percentage points on 2020 (from 69.59% to 76.27%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.08 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.97 percentage points in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.28 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, French Polynesia had the 38th highest value of the 70 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to French Polynesia in the 2021 ranking

• Cabo Verde — 34th of 70: 81.73%
• Mauritania — 35th of 70: 80.64%
• Dominica — 36th of 70: 79.71%
• West Bank and Gaza — 38th of 70: 75.54%
• Vanuatu — 39th of 70: 74.85%
• Djibouti — 40th of 70: 64.65%

What this measures

The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.

Limitations: 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average using total electricity production as weights.

All 22 values

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 96.13% (2021)
• Australia — 1.7% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 0.71% (2024)
• Cambodia — 2.44% (2024)
• China — 0.09% (2024)
• Fiji — 39.93% (2021)
• Guam — 95.2% (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.12% (2024)
• Indonesia — 2.07% (2024)
• Japan

More environment data for French Polynesia

• Rural population — 108,019 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 38.24% (2025)
• Urban population — 174,446 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 61.76% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 1,247 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 13,468 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 14,715 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.13% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.3% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km)

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Questions people ask

What is French Polynesia's electricity production from oil sources (% of total)?

76.27% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 3.94 percentage points from 72.33% in 2000. The highest value was 79.76% in 2003 and the lowest 68.46% in 2016.

How does French Polynesia rank?

38th highest of 70 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in electricity production from oil sources (% of total) unusual for French Polynesia?

In 2021, French Polynesia's electricity production from oil sources (% of total) rose 6.68 percentage points on 2020 (from 69.59% to 76.27%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.08 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.PETR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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