Gas share of electricity in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 26.49%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 17.59 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.49 | +1.95 pp |
| 2023 | 24.54 | +0.92 pp |
| 2022 | 23.62 | −2.35 pp |
| 2021 | 25.98 | +1.15 pp |
| 2020 | 24.82 | −1.44 pp |
| 2019 | 26.26 | +0.06 pp |
| 2018 | 26.2 | −1.34 pp |
| 2017 | 27.54 | +0.91 pp |
| 2016 | 26.63 | −0.92 pp |
| 2015 | 27.55 | +0.52 pp |
| 2014 | 27.03 | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 25.53 | +1.54 pp |
| 2012 | 23.99 | +1.84 pp |
| 2011 | 22.15 | −0.49 pp |
| 2010 | 22.64 | +1.54 pp |
| 2009 | 21.1 | −0.25 pp |
| 2008 | 21.35 | +1.39 pp |
| 2007 | 19.96 | +0.34 pp |
| 2006 | 19.62 | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 18.91 | −0.99 pp |
| 2004 | 19.9 | +1.22 pp |
| 2003 | 18.69 | +2.01 pp |
| 2002 | 16.68 | +1.29 pp |
| 2001 | 15.39 | +1.94 pp |
| 2000 | 13.45 | +0.79 pp |
| 1999 | 12.66 | +1.02 pp |
| 1998 | 11.64 | +1.41 pp |
| 1997 | 10.23 | −0.25 pp |
| 1996 | 10.48 | +0.36 pp |
| 1995 | 10.12 | +0.88 pp |
| 1994 | 9.24 | −0.33 pp |
| 1993 | 9.58 | −0.03 pp |
| 1992 | 9.6 | −0.24 pp |
| 1991 | 9.85 | +0.94 pp |
| 1990 | 8.9 | — |
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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