Country energy profile · Indonesia · 2025
What percentage of Indonesia’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 88.3% of Indonesia’s total energy. Coal is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 28.5%, natural gas 15.1%, coal 44.8% · non-fossil 11.7%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Indonesia energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 88.3% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Coal |
| Change since 2010 | -5.3 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 35.6 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 2.8 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 80.7% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #9 of 80 |
Is Indonesia getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Indonesia
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Indonesia’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 88.3% |
| Oil | 28.5% |
| Gas | 15.1% |
| Coal | 44.8% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 80.7% |
| Low-carbon share | 18.8% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 8.3% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 10.5% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Indonesia's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 88.3% of Indonesia's total primary energy: oil 28.5%, natural gas 15.1% and coal 44.8%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Indonesia's main energy source?
Indonesia's largest fossil fuel is coal. Non-fossil sources make up 11.7% of its energy.
Is Indonesia reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Indonesia's fossil-fuel share of energy has fallen by 5.3 percentage points, to 88.3%.
How much of Indonesia's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 80.7% of Indonesia's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 88.3% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.