Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — CIS

Gas share of electricity in the CIS in 2023 — 45.12%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.77 pp.

2023 45.12% +0.32 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 50.42%2014
Period minimum 42.35%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — CIS, 2000–20234042.54547.55052.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 42.35%2001: 43%2002: 43.53%2003: 44.04%2004: 45.28%2005: 45.62%2006: 45.99%2007: 47.38%2008: 47.7%2009: 47.2%2010: 49.34%2011: 48.68%2012: 48.96%2013: 49.97%2014: 50.42%2015: 49.96%2016: 48.43%2017: 47.92%2018: 48.17%2019: 46.92%2020: 44.73%2021: 45.57%2022: 44.8%2023: 45.12%
Change over the period: +2.77 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

CIS 45.12%
World 22.1%
Gas share of electricity — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 45.12 +0.32 pp
2022 44.8 −0.77 pp
2021 45.57 +0.85 pp
2020 44.73 −2.19 pp
2019 46.92 −1.25 pp
2018 48.17 +0.25 pp
2017 47.92 −0.51 pp
2016 48.43 −1.53 pp
2015 49.96 −0.46 pp
2014 50.42 +0.45 pp
2013 49.97 +1.01 pp
2012 48.96 +0.28 pp
2011 48.68 −0.66 pp
2010 49.34 +2.15 pp
2009 47.2 −0.5 pp
2008 47.7 +0.31 pp
2007 47.38 +1.4 pp
2006 45.99 +0.37 pp
2005 45.62 +0.34 pp
2004 45.28 +1.24 pp
2003 44.04 +0.51 pp
2002 43.53 +0.54 pp
2001 43 +0.64 pp
2000 42.35

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.