Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — BRICS

Gas share of electricity in BRICS in 2023 — 9.59%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.79 pp.

2023 9.59% −0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 16.38%2000
Period minimum 9.59%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — BRICS, 2000–2023810121416182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 16.38%2001: 16.22%2002: 15.9%2003: 15.68%2004: 15.08%2005: 14.62%2006: 13.96%2007: 14.03%2008: 13.96%2009: 13.89%2010: 14.06%2011: 12.81%2012: 12.52%2013: 11.91%2014: 12.04%2015: 12.66%2016: 12.26%2017: 11.94%2018: 11.4%2019: 10.81%2020: 10.44%2021: 10.61%2022: 9.89%2023: 9.59%
Change over the period: −6.79 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 9.59%
World 22.1%
Gas share of electricity — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.59 −0.3 pp
2022 9.89 −0.72 pp
2021 10.61 +0.18 pp
2020 10.44 −0.37 pp
2019 10.81 −0.59 pp
2018 11.4 −0.54 pp
2017 11.94 −0.32 pp
2016 12.26 −0.4 pp
2015 12.66 +0.62 pp
2014 12.04 +0.13 pp
2013 11.91 −0.61 pp
2012 12.52 −0.28 pp
2011 12.81 −1.25 pp
2010 14.06 +0.17 pp
2009 13.89 −0.07 pp
2008 13.96 −0.06 pp
2007 14.03 +0.06 pp
2006 13.96 −0.65 pp
2005 14.62 −0.46 pp
2004 15.08 −0.6 pp
2003 15.68 −0.22 pp
2002 15.9 −0.32 pp
2001 16.22 −0.16 pp
2000 16.38

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.