Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — G7

Gas share of electricity in the G7 in 2024 — 33.43%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 16.87 pp.

2024 33.43% −0.52 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 33.95%2023
Period minimum 16.55%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — G7, 2000–202415202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 16.55%2001: 17.42%2002: 17.66%2003: 17.45%2004: 18.03%2005: 18.51%2006: 19.55%2007: 21.02%2008: 21.32%2009: 22.21%2010: 22.92%2011: 24.17%2012: 26.36%2013: 24.48%2014: 24.58%2015: 27.2%2016: 29.1%2017: 28.12%2018: 29.37%2019: 31.55%2020: 32.93%2021: 31.45%2022: 32.61%2023: 33.95%2024: 33.43%
Change over the period: +16.87 pp Annual average: 0.7 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 33.43%
World 28.92%
Gas share of electricity — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 33.43 −0.52 pp
2023 33.95 +1.34 pp
2022 32.61 +1.15 pp
2021 31.45 −1.47 pp
2020 32.93 +1.38 pp
2019 31.55 +2.17 pp
2018 29.37 +1.25 pp
2017 28.12 −0.98 pp
2016 29.1 +1.9 pp
2015 27.2 +2.62 pp
2014 24.58 +0.1 pp
2013 24.48 −1.88 pp
2012 26.36 +2.2 pp
2011 24.17 +1.25 pp
2010 22.92 +0.71 pp
2009 22.21 +0.89 pp
2008 21.32 +0.3 pp
2007 21.02 +1.47 pp
2006 19.55 +1.03 pp
2005 18.51 +0.49 pp
2004 18.03 +0.58 pp
2003 17.45 −0.22 pp
2002 17.66 +0.24 pp
2001 17.42 +0.87 pp
2000 16.55

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.