Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific

Gas share of electricity in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 25.96%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 15.1 pp.

2024 25.96% +15.92 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 25.96%2024
Period minimum 10.04%2023

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2024101520253019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 10.86%1991: 10.99%1992: 11.01%1993: 11.23%1994: 11.99%1995: 12.01%1996: 12.67%1997: 13.67%1998: 13.84%1999: 14.41%2000: 13.96%2001: 13.98%2002: 14.37%2003: 14.16%2004: 13.57%2005: 12.69%2006: 12.76%2007: 12.58%2008: 12.58%2009: 12.77%2010: 13.29%2011: 13.76%2012: 13.79%2013: 13.84%2014: 13.56%2015: 13.62%2016: 13.45%2017: 12.52%2018: 12.27%2019: 11.82%2020: 11.75%2021: 11.01%2022: 10.42%2023: 10.04%2024: 25.96%
Change over the period: +15.1 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 25.96%
World 28.92%
Gas share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25.96 +15.92 pp
2023 10.04 −0.39 pp
2022 10.42 −0.59 pp
2021 11.01 −0.74 pp
2020 11.75 −0.07 pp
2019 11.82 −0.46 pp
2018 12.27 −0.24 pp
2017 12.52 −0.94 pp
2016 13.45 −0.17 pp
2015 13.62 +0.06 pp
2014 13.56 −0.28 pp
2013 13.84 +0.05 pp
2012 13.79 +0.03 pp
2011 13.76 +0.46 pp
2010 13.29 +0.52 pp
2009 12.77 +0.19 pp
2008 12.58 +0 pp
2007 12.58 −0.18 pp
2006 12.76 +0.07 pp
2005 12.69 −0.88 pp
2004 13.57 −0.59 pp
2003 14.16 −0.21 pp
2002 14.37 +0.39 pp
2001 13.98 +0.02 pp
2000 13.96 −0.45 pp
1999 14.41 +0.56 pp
1998 13.84 +0.17 pp
1997 13.67 +1 pp
1996 12.67 +0.66 pp
1995 12.01 +0.02 pp
1994 11.99 +0.77 pp
1993 11.23 +0.21 pp
1992 11.01 +0.03 pp
1991 10.99 +0.13 pp
1990 10.86

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.