Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — EAEU

Gas share of electricity in the EAEU in 2023 — 42.87%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.48 pp.

2023 42.87% +0.67 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 48.46%2014
Period minimum 41.36%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — EAEU, 2000–20234042444648502000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 41.39%2001: 41.36%2002: 42.11%2003: 43.03%2004: 43.99%2005: 44.63%2006: 44.46%2007: 45.9%2008: 45.91%2009: 45.45%2010: 47.99%2011: 46.94%2012: 47.18%2013: 48.11%2014: 48.46%2015: 48.08%2016: 46.51%2017: 45.95%2018: 45.95%2019: 44.77%2020: 42.08%2021: 43%2022: 42.2%2023: 42.87%
Change over the period: +1.48 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

EAEU 42.87%
World 22.1%
Gas share of electricity — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 42.87 +0.67 pp
2022 42.2 −0.79 pp
2021 43 +0.92 pp
2020 42.08 −2.69 pp
2019 44.77 −1.18 pp
2018 45.95 +0 pp
2017 45.95 −0.57 pp
2016 46.51 −1.57 pp
2015 48.08 −0.38 pp
2014 48.46 +0.35 pp
2013 48.11 +0.94 pp
2012 47.18 +0.24 pp
2011 46.94 −1.06 pp
2010 47.99 +2.54 pp
2009 45.45 −0.45 pp
2008 45.91 +0.01 pp
2007 45.9 +1.44 pp
2006 44.46 −0.17 pp
2005 44.63 +0.64 pp
2004 43.99 +0.95 pp
2003 43.03 +0.92 pp
2002 42.11 +0.75 pp
2001 41.36 −0.02 pp
2000 41.39

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.