Gas share of electricity in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 16.16%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.14 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.16 | −9.07 pp |
| 2023 | 25.23 | −1.45 pp |
| 2022 | 26.68 | −0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 27.08 | +0.53 pp |
| 2020 | 26.56 | −0.29 pp |
| 2019 | 26.84 | +0.84 pp |
| 2018 | 26.01 | −0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 26.8 | +1.04 pp |
| 2016 | 25.77 | +1.5 pp |
| 2015 | 24.26 | +0.01 pp |
| 2014 | 24.25 | −0.15 pp |
| 2013 | 24.4 | −1.07 pp |
| 2012 | 25.47 | −2.28 pp |
| 2011 | 27.75 | −0.81 pp |
| 2010 | 28.56 | +0.54 pp |
| 2009 | 28.01 | −0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 28.51 | +1 pp |
| 2007 | 27.51 | +1.48 pp |
| 2006 | 26.03 | +0.28 pp |
| 2005 | 25.75 | +0.99 pp |
| 2004 | 24.76 | +0.99 pp |
| 2003 | 23.77 | +1.06 pp |
| 2002 | 22.71 | +0.62 pp |
| 2001 | 22.09 | +0.35 pp |
| 2000 | 21.74 | +0.45 pp |
| 1999 | 21.28 | +1.69 pp |
| 1998 | 19.59 | +0.11 pp |
| 1997 | 19.47 | +1.02 pp |
| 1996 | 18.46 | +1.04 pp |
| 1995 | 17.42 | −0.02 pp |
| 1994 | 17.43 | −0.71 pp |
| 1993 | 18.15 | −0.03 pp |
| 1992 | 18.18 | −0.69 pp |
| 1991 | 18.87 | −0.44 pp |
| 1990 | 19.31 | — |
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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