Gas share of electricity in China in 2023 — 2.97%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 113. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.52 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.97 | −0.01 pp |
| 2022 | 2.98 | −0.14 pp |
| 2021 | 3.12 | +0.09 pp |
| 2020 | 3.03 | +0.19 pp |
| 2019 | 2.84 | −0.06 pp |
| 2018 | 2.9 | +0.17 pp |
| 2017 | 2.73 | −0.02 pp |
| 2016 | 2.75 | +0.27 pp |
| 2015 | 2.48 | +0.51 pp |
| 2014 | 1.97 | +0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 1.96 | −0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 1.98 | −0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 2.03 | +0.18 pp |
| 2010 | 1.86 | +0.32 pp |
| 2009 | 1.54 | +0.54 pp |
| 2008 | 1 | −0.04 pp |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 0.83 | +0.35 pp |
| 2005 | 0.49 | +0.15 pp |
| 2004 | 0.34 | +0.07 pp |
| 2003 | 0.27 | +0.02 pp |
| 2002 | 0.25 | −0.08 pp |
| 2001 | 0.33 | −0.09 pp |
| 2000 | 0.43 | +0.04 pp |
| 1999 | 0.39 | −0.13 pp |
| 1998 | 0.52 | −0.19 pp |
| 1997 | 0.71 | +0.45 pp |
| 1996 | 0.26 | −0.04 pp |
| 1995 | 0.3 | −0.04 pp |
| 1994 | 0.34 | −0.03 pp |
| 1993 | 0.37 | +0.05 pp |
| 1992 | 0.33 | −0.03 pp |
| 1991 | 0.36 | −0.09 pp |
| 1990 | 0.45 | — |
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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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