Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Israel
Israel: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 13.9 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Israel, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Israel recorded 13.9 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 1,039.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Israel peaked at 13.9 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.003 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Israel 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Israel, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0.006 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.029 terawatt-hours | +383.3% |
| 1993 | 0.026 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.023 terawatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.025 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.024 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.025 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.025 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.033 terawatt-hours | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +125.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +88.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +76.5% |
| 2012 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +63.3% |
| 2013 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.96 terawatt-hours | +68.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7 terawatt-hours | +39.3% |
| 2017 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.88 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 3.51 terawatt-hours | +86.7% |
| 2020 | 4.44 terawatt-hours | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 5.82 terawatt-hours | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 7.47 terawatt-hours | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 9.13 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 11.1 terawatt-hours | +21.6% |
| 2025 | 13.9 terawatt-hours | +25.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 13.9 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.82 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Israel's 13.9 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.28 terawatt-hours, 6.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +383.3% | 0.006 terawatt-hours | 0.029 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0219 terawatt-hours | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0.033 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.037 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 terawatt-hours | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 13.9 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 62 Mozambique 16.51 terawatt-hours compare
- 63 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.92 terawatt-hours compare
- 64 Ireland 14.9 terawatt-hours compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 13.37 terawatt-hours compare
- 67 Nigeria 13.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Costa Rica 12.81 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Israel
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 53.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,228 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 601.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 626.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 328.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 325.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.23 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Israel?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Israel was 13.9 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Israel ranks 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,039.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.