Gas share of electricity in Japan in 2024 — 29.82%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 38. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 10.56 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.82 | −3.14 pp |
| 2023 | 32.97 | −0.87 pp |
| 2022 | 33.83 | −0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 34.23 | −4.53 pp |
| 2020 | 38.77 | +1.7 pp |
| 2019 | 37.07 | −0.99 pp |
| 2018 | 38.05 | −1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 39.36 | −1.69 pp |
| 2016 | 41.04 | +0.96 pp |
| 2015 | 40.09 | −2.09 pp |
| 2014 | 42.18 | +2.17 pp |
| 2013 | 40 | +0.85 pp |
| 2012 | 39.15 | +2.28 pp |
| 2011 | 36.87 | +8.49 pp |
| 2010 | 28.38 | +1 pp |
| 2009 | 27.38 | +0.93 pp |
| 2008 | 26.46 | +0.84 pp |
| 2007 | 25.62 | +1.56 pp |
| 2006 | 24.06 | +2.13 pp |
| 2005 | 21.94 | −1.68 pp |
| 2004 | 23.61 | −1.71 pp |
| 2003 | 25.32 | +1.16 pp |
| 2002 | 24.17 | −0.04 pp |
| 2001 | 24.21 | +0.37 pp |
| 2000 | 23.84 | +0.37 pp |
| 1999 | 23.47 | +1.41 pp |
| 1998 | 22.06 | +0.89 pp |
| 1997 | 21.17 | +0.55 pp |
| 1996 | 20.62 | +0.87 pp |
| 1995 | 19.75 | −0.07 pp |
| 1994 | 19.81 | +0.27 pp |
| 1993 | 19.54 | −0.26 pp |
| 1992 | 19.8 | −0.21 pp |
| 1991 | 20.01 | +0.75 pp |
| 1990 | 19.26 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Japan
29.82
South Korea
24.9
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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