Gas share of electricity in high-income countries in 2021 — 33.1%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 14.4 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33.1 | −0.96 pp |
| 2020 | 34.06 | +0.83 pp |
| 2019 | 33.23 | +1.65 pp |
| 2018 | 31.59 | +1.11 pp |
| 2017 | 30.48 | −0.13 pp |
| 2016 | 30.6 | +1.53 pp |
| 2015 | 29.07 | +1.79 pp |
| 2014 | 27.29 | −0.17 pp |
| 2013 | 27.46 | −0.78 pp |
| 2012 | 28.23 | +0.99 pp |
| 2011 | 27.24 | +0.89 pp |
| 2010 | 26.35 | +1.13 pp |
| 2009 | 25.22 | +0.58 pp |
| 2008 | 24.64 | +0.48 pp |
| 2007 | 24.16 | +1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 22.96 | +0.99 pp |
| 2005 | 21.97 | +0.63 pp |
| 2004 | 21.34 | +0.87 pp |
| 2003 | 20.47 | +0.19 pp |
| 2002 | 20.27 | +0.68 pp |
| 2001 | 19.59 | +0.89 pp |
| 2000 | 18.7 | — |
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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