Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in OECD (EI)
OECD (EI): Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in OECD (EI), 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in OECD (EI) is 1.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 69.8% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in OECD (EI) peaked at 16.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -4.1%, in 2012.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in OECD (EI), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 8.4% | — |
| 1967 | 4.1% | -50.7% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | +51.3% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 7.0% | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 10.8% | +54.1% |
| 1972 | 12.6% | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 16.3% | +59.2% |
| 1975 | 15.1% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | -61.0% |
| 1977 | 12.8% | +116.1% |
| 1978 | 12.3% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -70.5% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +30.8% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +135.3% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | -46.5% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +67.5% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | +36.8% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -48.8% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -42.7% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -75.7% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +277.4% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -61.5% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +169.9% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -38.6% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -101.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -3754.6% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +84.7% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -51.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +74.4% |
| 2003 | -2.2% | -223.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -326.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -74.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +66.1% |
| 2007 | -0.8% | -137.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -310.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -96.9% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +7118.8% |
| 2011 | -2.2% | -159.7% |
| 2012 | -4.1% | +84.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -160.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +55.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | -1.5% | -169.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -291.3% |
| 2022 | -1.5% | -153.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -287.9% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +41.2% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -69.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in OECD (EI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +7118.8% | 0.1% | 3.7% |
| 1998 | +3754.6% | -0.0% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.1% | 8.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 3.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 3.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | -0.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -2.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -4.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -1.5% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD (EI)
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1,976.7% compare
- 2 Oman 108.4% compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 78.6% compare
- 4 Qatar 61.3% compare
More climate change data for OECD (EI)
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 6,007 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources 51.2% (2025)
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy 142.15 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 19.3% (2025)
- Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 19.3% (2025)
- Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 142.15 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Primary energy from low-carbon energy 11,810 terawatt-hours (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in OECD (EI)?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in OECD (EI) was 1.2% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in OECD (EI)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in OECD (EI)?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1% in 2012.
- How does OECD (EI) rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- OECD (EI) ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in OECD (EI)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD (EI) data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.