Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Euro area

Gas share of electricity in the Euro area in 2024 — 17.7%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8.92 pp.

2024 17.7% −1.32 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 23.29%2008
Period minimum 7.94%1992

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Euro area, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 8.78%1991: 8.39%1992: 7.94%1993: 8.37%1994: 8.9%1995: 9.24%1996: 10%1997: 11.24%1998: 12%1999: 13.63%2000: 14%2001: 14.6%2002: 15.01%2003: 16.48%2004: 17.69%2005: 19.87%2006: 20.53%2007: 21.76%2008: 23.29%2009: 22.75%2010: 22.53%2011: 21.78%2012: 18.89%2013: 16.25%2014: 14.34%2015: 15.65%2016: 18.19%2017: 20.34%2018: 18.96%2019: 22.35%2020: 22.8%2021: 21.65%2022: 22.22%2023: 19.03%2024: 17.7%
Change over the period: +8.92 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Euro area 17.7%
World 28.92%
Gas share of electricity — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.7 −1.32 pp
2023 19.03 −3.19 pp
2022 22.22 +0.57 pp
2021 21.65 −1.15 pp
2020 22.8 +0.45 pp
2019 22.35 +3.39 pp
2018 18.96 −1.38 pp
2017 20.34 +2.15 pp
2016 18.19 +2.54 pp
2015 15.65 +1.31 pp
2014 14.34 −1.9 pp
2013 16.25 −2.64 pp
2012 18.89 −2.89 pp
2011 21.78 −0.74 pp
2010 22.53 −0.23 pp
2009 22.75 −0.54 pp
2008 23.29 +1.53 pp
2007 21.76 +1.23 pp
2006 20.53 +0.66 pp
2005 19.87 +2.18 pp
2004 17.69 +1.21 pp
2003 16.48 +1.47 pp
2002 15.01 +0.41 pp
2001 14.6 +0.6 pp
2000 14 +0.37 pp
1999 13.63 +1.62 pp
1998 12 +0.77 pp
1997 11.24 +1.23 pp
1996 10 +0.77 pp
1995 9.24 +0.34 pp
1994 8.9 +0.53 pp
1993 8.37 +0.43 pp
1992 7.94 −0.45 pp
1991 8.39 −0.39 pp
1990 8.78

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.