Gas share of electricity in the European Union in 2024 — 15.72%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.47 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.72 | −0.96 pp |
| 2023 | 16.68 | −2.34 pp |
| 2022 | 19.01 | +0.03 pp |
| 2021 | 18.98 | −1.12 pp |
| 2020 | 20.1 | +0.53 pp |
| 2019 | 19.58 | +2.91 pp |
| 2018 | 16.67 | −1.06 pp |
| 2017 | 17.73 | +1.81 pp |
| 2016 | 15.92 | +2.28 pp |
| 2015 | 13.64 | +1.16 pp |
| 2014 | 12.48 | −1.73 pp |
| 2013 | 14.21 | −2.26 pp |
| 2012 | 16.47 | −2.5 pp |
| 2011 | 18.97 | −0.76 pp |
| 2010 | 19.73 | −0.14 pp |
| 2009 | 19.88 | −0.58 pp |
| 2008 | 20.45 | +1.25 pp |
| 2007 | 19.2 | +0.97 pp |
| 2006 | 18.23 | +0.66 pp |
| 2005 | 17.57 | +1.76 pp |
| 2004 | 15.81 | +1 pp |
| 2003 | 14.81 | +1.29 pp |
| 2002 | 13.52 | +0.56 pp |
| 2001 | 12.96 | +0.49 pp |
| 2000 | 12.47 | +0.33 pp |
| 1999 | 12.13 | +1.39 pp |
| 1998 | 10.75 | +0.74 pp |
| 1997 | 10.01 | +0.77 pp |
| 1996 | 9.24 | +0.74 pp |
| 1995 | 8.49 | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 8.19 | +0.41 pp |
| 1993 | 7.78 | +0.29 pp |
| 1992 | 7.49 | −0.39 pp |
| 1991 | 7.88 | −0.37 pp |
| 1990 | 8.25 | — |
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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