Gas share of electricity in Canada in 2024 — 16.43%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 38. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 14.43 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.43 | +1.21 pp |
| 2023 | 15.21 | +2.18 pp |
| 2022 | 13.04 | +0.78 pp |
| 2021 | 12.25 | +1.06 pp |
| 2020 | 11.19 | +0.74 pp |
| 2019 | 10.46 | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 10.15 | +1.97 pp |
| 2017 | 8.18 | −1.11 pp |
| 2016 | 9.29 | −0.53 pp |
| 2015 | 9.82 | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 9.02 | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 8.72 | −0.84 pp |
| 2012 | 9.55 | +0.22 pp |
| 2011 | 9.33 | +0.74 pp |
| 2010 | 8.6 | +1.48 pp |
| 2009 | 7.12 | +0.16 pp |
| 2008 | 6.96 | +0.28 pp |
| 2007 | 6.68 | −0.56 pp |
| 2006 | 7.24 | +0.65 pp |
| 2005 | 6.59 | +0.87 pp |
| 2004 | 5.72 | +0.12 pp |
| 2003 | 5.6 | −0.02 pp |
| 2002 | 5.62 | −0.47 pp |
| 2001 | 6.09 | +0.57 pp |
| 2000 | 5.52 | +0.79 pp |
| 1999 | 4.73 | +0.12 pp |
| 1998 | 4.6 | +0.98 pp |
| 1997 | 3.62 | +0.42 pp |
| 1996 | 3.2 | −0.58 pp |
| 1995 | 3.78 | +1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.77 | −0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.87 | +0.35 pp |
| 1992 | 2.52 | +0.82 pp |
| 1991 | 1.69 | −0.31 pp |
| 1990 | 2 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
41.97
Canada
16.43
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.
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