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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a lower middle income economy in Europe & Central Asia, with its capital at Bishkek. 100.0% of its people had electricity in 2024.

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Lower middle income
  • Capital: Bishkek
  • Currency: KGS
World map of Electricity access, latest available year by country
Electricity access
100.0%
2024, world 91.9%
Renewable electricity
85.6%
2021, world 27.8%
CO₂ per person
1.49 t
2024, world 4.69 t
Consumption per person
2,168 kWh
2024, world 3,708 kWh
Clean cooking
82.0%
2024, world 75.4%
GDP per person
3,081
2025, world 14,406

Electricity generation mix

  • Oil
  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Hydro
  • Nuclear
  • Solar, wind & other

Kyrgyzstan2024

Europe & Central Asia2025

World2025

View data table
EconomyOilCoalGasHydroNuclearSolar, wind & otherYear
Kyrgyzstan0.5%9.9%1.8%87.8%0.0%0.0%2024
Europe & Central Asia1.1%10.7%17.6%16.4%18.6%17.2%2025
World1.2%15.1%28.7%15.2%15.2%12.4%2025

Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.

Access to electricity

% of population, compared with Europe & Central Asia and the world.

Access to electricity, Kyrgyzstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • World
  • Europe & Central Asia
View data table
Access to electricity, Kyrgyzstan
YearKyrgyzstanWorldEurope & Central Asia
2024 100.0%91.9%100.0%
2023 100.0%91.6%100.0%
2022 99.7%91.3%100.0%
2021 99.7%91.3%100.0%
2020 99.9%90.4%100.0%
2019 99.9%90.1%100.0%
2018 100.0%89.8%100.0%
2017 100.0%88.9%100.0%
2016 99.7%88.1%99.8%
2015 98.7%86.9%99.2%
2014 99.8%86.2%99.9%
2013 98.9%85.7%99.8%
2012 99.8%84.9%99.8%
2011 98.3%84.5%99.7%
2010 99.0%83.5%99.7%
2009 99.5%82.9%99.5%
2008 99.5%82.7%99.4%
2007 99.5%82.0%99.4%
2006 98.9%81.4%99.3%
2005 99.4%80.7%99.3%
2004 99.3%80.0%99.2%
2003 99.4%80.0%99.2%
2002 100.0%79.1%99.2%
2001 99.5%78.7%99.2%
2000 99.6%78.2%99.1%
1999 99.6%74.5%99.9%
1998 99.6%73.2%100.0%
1997 99.8%–100.0%
1996 ––100.0%
1995 ––100.0%

Emissions

CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.

CO₂ emissions per capita, Kyrgyzstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • World
  • Europe & Central Asia
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CO₂ emissions per capita, Kyrgyzstan
YearKyrgyzstanWorldEurope & Central Asia
2024 1.49 t4.69 t6.62 t
2023 1.44 t4.68 t6.63 t
2022 1.51 t4.67 t6.85 t
2021 1.53 t4.68 t7.09 t
2020 1.38 t4.47 t6.62 t
2019 1.55 t4.70 t7.04 t
2018 1.78 t4.73 t7.25 t
2017 1.53 t4.67 t7.27 t
2016 1.58 t4.65 t7.20 t
2015 1.71 t4.70 t7.23 t
2014 1.68 t4.78 t7.27 t
2013 1.68 t4.81 t7.61 t
2012 1.85 t4.77 t7.82 t
2011 1.43 t4.76 t7.92 t
2010 1.21 t4.67 t7.92 t
2009 1.31 t4.45 t7.62 t
2008 1.47 t4.56 t8.28 t
2007 1.28 t4.59 t8.41 t
2006 1.07 t4.48 t8.43 t
2005 1.09 t4.39 t8.31 t
2004 1.10 t4.28 t8.35 t
2003 1.12 t4.15 t8.36 t
2002 1.01 t4.02 t8.10 t
2001 0.82 t4.01 t8.12 t
2000 0.98 t4.01 t8.08 t
1999 1.02 t3.95 t8.00 t
1998 1.29 t3.98 t8.05 t
1997 1.24 t4.02 t8.05 t
1996 1.28 t4.01 t8.34 t
1995 1.04 t3.99 t8.36 t

Currency

87.47 KGS

per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 KGS = ₦15.22

Sunshine in Bishkek

4.2 kWh/m² today

  1. Tu4.2 kWh per square metre
  2. We4.2 kWh per square metre
  3. Th4.0 kWh per square metre
  4. Fr4.1 kWh per square metre
  5. Sa3.9 kWh per square metre
  6. Su4.1 kWh per square metre
  7. Mo4.0 kWh per square metre

Open-Meteo forecast, modelled irradiation.

Power plants

Installed capacity by fuel

8 plants, 3,634 MW recorded in WRI’s Global Power Plant Database.

  • Hydro2,910 MW
  • Coal674 MW
  • Oil50 MW

Snapshot as of the database’s 2021 release; newer plants are not included. Nameplate capacity, not available generation.

Largest plants

PlantFuelMWSince
Toktogul Hydroelectric Power Plant KyrgyzstanHydro1,200–
Kurpsay Hydroelectric Power Plant KyrgyzstanHydro800–
Bishkek CHP Power Plant KyrgyzstanCoal674–
Tash-Kumyr Hydroelectric Power Project KyrgyzstanHydro450–
Shamaldy-Say Hydroelectric Power Plant KyrgyzstanHydro240–
Uch-Kurgan Hydroelectric Power Plant KyrgyzstanHydro180–
Osh CHP Power Plant KyrgyzstanOil50–
Al-Bashy Hydroelectric Power Plant KyrgyzstanHydro40–

All indicators

Kyrgyzstan in numbers

Data catalogue

Energy access

IndicatorKyrgyzstanYearEurope & Central AsiaWorld
Access to electricity % of population 100.0% 2024 100.0% 91.9%
Access to electricity, rural % of rural population 100.0% 2024 100.0% 84.9%
Access to electricity, urban % of urban population 100.0% 2024 100.0% 97.8%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population 82.0% 2024 98.3% 75.4%

Power supply and mix

IndicatorKyrgyzstanYearEurope & Central AsiaWorld
Electricity production from coal % of total 9.9% 2024 10.7% 15.1%
Electricity production from natural gas % of total 1.8% 2024 17.6% 28.7%
Electricity production from oil % of total 0.5% 2024 1.1% 1.2%
Electricity production from nuclear % of total 0.0% 2021 18.6% 15.2%
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total 87.8% 2024 16.4% 15.2%
Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output 18.8% 2024 7.4% 6.9%
Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita 2,168 kWh 2024 5,493 kWh 3,708 kWh

Energy transition

IndicatorKyrgyzstanYearEurope & Central AsiaWorld
Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total 0.0% 2021 17.2% 12.4%
Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output 85.6% 2021 34.4% 27.8%
Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption 27.6% 2021 15.1% 19.7%
CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita 1.49 t 2024 6.62 t 4.69 t
CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e 10.7 Mt 2024 6,082.4 Mt 39,632.7 Mt
Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP 4.69 MJ/$ 2022 2.58 MJ/$ 4.54 MJ/$

Energy economy

IndicatorKyrgyzstanYearEurope & Central AsiaWorld
Fuel exports % of merchandise exports 9.4% 2025 6.3% 9.5%
Oil rents % of GDP 0.08% 2021 1.07% 1.36%
Natural gas rents % of GDP 0.00% 2021 0.63% 0.52%
GDP per capita current US$ 3,081 2025 34,603 14,406
Population, total people 7.3M 2025 932.5M 8.2B

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.

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