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Gas share of electricity

What share of its electricity a country gets from natural gas.

Unit: % of generation Period: 1990–2024 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 20.68% Countries: 209

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2024.

Gas share of electricity, 2021–2024

Top-20 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity, 2021–2024708090100TurkmenistanTurkmenistan: 99.98%99.98BahrainBahrain: 99.71%99.71Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 99.56%99.56AlgeriaAlgeria: 98.96%98.96QatarQatar: 96.65%96.65OmanOman: 95.54%95.54TunisiaTunisia: 95.09%95.09SingaporeSingapore: 93.72%93.72AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 92.39%92.39MaltaMalta: 85.71%85.71MoldovaMoldova: 84.7%84.7GibraltarGibraltar: 80.95%80.95Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 78.76%78.76IranIran: 78.6%78.6NigeriaNigeria: 77.25%77.25UzbekistanUzbekistan: 75.86%75.86EgyptEgypt: 75.82%75.82LibyaLibya: 73.78%73.78TogoTogo: 72.84%72.84United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 71.08%71.08

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Gas share of electricity — 2021–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 TM Turkmenistan 99.98 2023 1
2 BH Bahrain 99.71 2023 2
3 TT Trinidad and Tobago 99.56 2023 3
4 DZ Algeria 98.96 2023 4
5 QA Qatar 96.65 2023 5
6 OM Oman 95.54 2023 6
7 TN Tunisia 95.09 2023 7
8 SG Singapore 93.72 2023 8
9 AZ Azerbaijan 92.39 2023 9
10 MT Malta 85.71 2023 10
11 MD Moldova 84.7 2023 11
12 GI Gibraltar 80.95 2023 12
13 BN Brunei Darussalam 78.76 2023 13
14 IR Iran 78.6 2023 14
15 NG Nigeria 77.25 2023 15
16 UZ Uzbekistan 75.86 2023 16
17 EG Egypt 75.82 2023 17
18 LY Libya 73.78 2023 18
19 TG Togo 72.84 2023 19
20 AE United Arab Emirates 71.08 2023 20
21 IL Israel 69.81 2024 21
22 TZ Tanzania 69.79 2023 22
23 CI Côte d'Ivoire 69.12 2023 23
24 BJ Benin 68.58 2023 24
25 BO Bolivia 68.33 2023 25
26 GQ Equatorial Guinea 67.64 2023 26
27 BD Bangladesh 65.82 2023 27
28 BY Belarus 64.71 2023 28
29 HK Hong Kong 64.27 2023 29
30 TH Thailand 64.16 2023 30
31 CG Republic of the Congo 63.61 2023 31
32 KW Kuwait 62.55 2023 32
33 MX Mexico 61.86 2024 33
34 JO Jordan 61.66 2023 34
35 JM Jamaica 60.08 2023 35
36 GH Ghana 59.28 2023 36
37 SA Saudi Arabia 58.23 2023 37
38 TD Chad 53.98 2021 38
39 IQ Iraq 52.3 2023 39
40 SY Syria 51.8 2023 40
41 AR Argentina 48.86 2024 41
42 IE Ireland 47.94 2024 42
43 MM Myanmar 47.81 2023 43
44 PE Peru 45.09 2023 44
45 RU Russia 43.97 2023 45
46 IT Italy 43.75 2024 46
47 AM Armenia 42.19 2023 47
48 US United States 41.97 2024 48
49 PR Puerto Rico 41.83 2021 49
50 DO Dominican Republic 38.13 2023 50
51 GR Greece 37.44 2024 51
52 GA Gabon 36.45 2023 52
53 NL Netherlands 35.76 2024 53
54 MY Malaysia 34.94 2023 54
55 GB United Kingdom 30.5 2024 55
56 JP Japan 29.82 2024 56
57 SV El Salvador 29.58 2023 57
58 KZ Kazakhstan 28.46 2023 58
59 PK Pakistan 27.72 2023 59
60 PG Papua New Guinea 26.84 2021 60
61 LV Latvia 26.55 2024 61
62 RW Rwanda 25.17 2023 62
63 KR South Korea 24.9 2024 63
64 GE Georgia 23.94 2023 64
65 HR Croatia 22.03 2023 65
66 PA Panama 21.28 2023 66
67 MK North Macedonia 20.1 2023 67
68 CM Cameroon 19.48 2023 68
69 TR Türkiye 19.44 2024 69
70 CO Colombia 19.28 2024 70
71 HU Hungary 18.76 2024 71
72 BE Belgium 18.35 2024 72
73 ES Spain 18.18 2024 73
74 DE Germany 17.48 2024 74
75 AU Australia 17.34 2024 75
76 CA Canada 16.43 2024 76
77 RO Romania 15.78 2023 77
78 MZ Mozambique 15.66 2023 78
79 PH Philippines 14.12 2023 79
80 CL Chile 13.79 2024 80
81 ID Indonesia 12.91 2023 81
82 CU Cuba 12.6 2023 82
83 PL Poland 12.39 2024 83
84 PT Portugal 11.03 2024 84
85 UA Ukraine 10.43 2023 85
86 LT Lithuania 10.42 2024 86
87 MA Morocco 9.74 2023 87
88 NZ New Zealand 9.65 2024 88
89 VN Vietnam 9.62 2023 89
90 SK Slovakia 9.22 2024 90
91 AT Austria 9.14 2024 91
92 AO Angola 8.82 2023 92
93 AD Andorra 6.66 2021 93
94 BR Brazil 6.36 2024 94
95 VE Venezuela 5.24 2023 95
96 NE Niger 5.19 2023 96
97 CZ Czechia 5.1 2024 97
98 RS Serbia 4.91 2023 98
99 BG Bulgaria 4.82 2023 99
100 FR France 3.11 2024 100
101 CN China 2.97 2023 101
102 IN India 2.96 2023 102
103 SI Slovenia 2.83 2024 103
104 EC Ecuador 2.69 2023 104
105 DK Denmark 2.57 2024 105
106 LU Luxembourg 2.37 2024 106
107 KG Kyrgyzstan 1.45 2023 107
108 YE Yemen 1.23 2023 108
109 TJ Tajikistan 1.02 2023 109
110 FI Finland 0.94 2024 110
111 NO Norway 0.93 2024 111
112 EE Estonia 0.42 2024 112
113 CH Switzerland 0.29 2024 113
114 BS Bahamas 0.22 2021 114
115 SN Senegal 0.2 2023 115
116 LS Lesotho 0.14 2021 116
117 SE Sweden 0.09 2024 117
118 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.05 2023 118
119 UY Uruguay 0.04 2021 119
120 AF Afghanistan 0 2021 120
121 AL Albania 0 2021 120
122 AS American Samoa 0 2021 120
123 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0 2021 120
124 AW Aruba 0 2021 120
125 BB Barbados 0 2021 120
126 BZ Belize 0 2021 120
127 BT Bhutan 0 2021 120
128 BW Botswana 0 2021 120
129 VG British Virgin Islands 0 2021 120
130 BF Burkina Faso 0 2021 120
131 BI Burundi 0 2021 120
132 CV Cabo Verde 0 2021 120
133 KH Cambodia 0 2021 120
134 KY Cayman Islands 0 2021 120
135 CF Central African Republic 0 2021 120
136 KM Comoros 0 2021 120
137 CR Costa Rica 0 2021 120
138 CW Curaçao 0 2021 120
139 CY Cyprus 0 2021 120
140 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 2021 120
141 DJ Djibouti 0 2021 120
142 DM Dominica 0 2021 120
143 ER Eritrea 0 2021 120
144 SZ Eswatini 0 2021 120
145 ET Ethiopia 0 2021 120
146 FO Faroe Islands 0 2021 120
147 FJ Fiji 0 2021 120
148 PF French Polynesia 0 2021 120
149 GM Gambia 0 2021 120
150 GL Greenland 0 2021 120
151 GD Grenada 0 2021 120
152 GU Guam 0 2021 120
153 GT Guatemala 0 2023 120
154 GN Guinea 0 2021 120
155 GW Guinea-Bissau 0 2021 120
156 GY Guyana 0 2021 120
157 HT Haiti 0 2021 120
158 HN Honduras 0 2021 120
159 IS Iceland 0 2021 120
160 KE Kenya 0 2021 120
161 KI Kiribati 0 2021 120
162 XK Kosovo 0 2021 120
163 LA Laos 0 2021 120
164 LB Lebanon 0 2021 120
165 LR Liberia 0 2021 120
166 MG Madagascar 0 2021 120
167 MW Malawi 0 2021 120
168 MV Maldives 0 2021 120
169 ML Mali 0 2021 120
170 MH Marshall Islands 0 2021 120
171 MR Mauritania 0 2021 120
172 MU Mauritius 0 2021 120
173 FM Micronesia 0 2021 120
174 MN Mongolia 0 2021 120
175 ME Montenegro 0 2021 120
176 NA Namibia 0 2021 120
177 NR Nauru 0 2021 120
178 NP Nepal 0 2021 120
179 NC New Caledonia 0 2021 120
180 NI Nicaragua 0 2021 120
181 KP North Korea 0 2021 120
182 PW Palau 0 2021 120
183 PS Palestine 0 2021 120
184 PY Paraguay 0 2021 120
185 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2021 120
186 LC Saint Lucia 0 2021 120
187 MF Saint Martin 0 2021 120
188 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2021 120
189 WS Samoa 0 2021 120
190 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0 2021 120
191 SC Seychelles 0 2021 120
192 SL Sierra Leone 0 2021 120
193 SX Sint Maarten 0 2021 120
194 SB Solomon Islands 0 2021 120
195 SO Somalia 0 2021 120
196 ZA South Africa 0 2021 120
197 SS South Sudan 0 2021 120
198 LK Sri Lanka 0 2021 120
199 SD Sudan 0 2021 120
200 SR Suriname 0 2021 120
201 TL Timor-Leste 0 2021 120
202 TO Tonga 0 2021 120
203 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2021 120
204 TV Tuvalu 0 2021 120
205 UG Uganda 0 2021 120
206 VI United States Virgin Islands 0 2021 120
207 VU Vanuatu 0 2021 120
208 ZM Zambia 0 2021 120
209 ZW Zimbabwe 0 2021 120
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Maximum 99.98%
Median 2.57%
Minimum 0%
World 28.92%

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of generation
Observation period
1990–2024
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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