Gas share of electricity in Ireland in 2024 — 47.94%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 38. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 20.78 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47.94 | −0.26 pp |
| 2023 | 48.2 | −0.37 pp |
| 2022 | 48.57 | +1.25 pp |
| 2021 | 47.32 | −2.72 pp |
| 2020 | 50.04 | −1.08 pp |
| 2019 | 51.11 | −0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 51.2 | +0.61 pp |
| 2017 | 50.59 | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 50.09 | +6.43 pp |
| 2015 | 43.66 | −4.62 pp |
| 2014 | 48.28 | −2.23 pp |
| 2013 | 50.51 | −1.06 pp |
| 2012 | 51.56 | −5.1 pp |
| 2011 | 56.66 | −7.11 pp |
| 2010 | 63.77 | +6.32 pp |
| 2009 | 57.45 | +2.25 pp |
| 2008 | 55.19 | −0.68 pp |
| 2007 | 55.87 | +5.76 pp |
| 2006 | 50.12 | +5.58 pp |
| 2005 | 44.54 | −5.87 pp |
| 2004 | 50.41 | −1.28 pp |
| 2003 | 51.68 | +8.71 pp |
| 2002 | 42.97 | +6.33 pp |
| 2001 | 36.65 | −1.98 pp |
| 2000 | 38.62 | +7.02 pp |
| 1999 | 31.61 | +1.23 pp |
| 1998 | 30.37 | −2.55 pp |
| 1997 | 32.92 | +0.12 pp |
| 1996 | 32.8 | +3.91 pp |
| 1995 | 28.89 | +2.84 pp |
| 1994 | 26.05 | −1.61 pp |
| 1993 | 27.66 | +4.88 pp |
| 1992 | 22.78 | −1.99 pp |
| 1991 | 24.77 | −2.38 pp |
| 1990 | 27.15 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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