Gas share of electricity in low-income countries in 2021 — 12.02%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.44 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.02 | +3.29 pp |
| 2020 | 8.73 | −1.8 pp |
| 2019 | 10.53 | −0 pp |
| 2018 | 10.54 | −0.25 pp |
| 2017 | 10.79 | −1.17 pp |
| 2016 | 11.96 | −1.66 pp |
| 2015 | 13.62 | −0.13 pp |
| 2014 | 13.75 | −0.28 pp |
| 2013 | 14.03 | −2.94 pp |
| 2012 | 16.98 | −1.94 pp |
| 2011 | 18.92 | −2.85 pp |
| 2010 | 21.77 | +5.12 pp |
| 2009 | 16.65 | +5.18 pp |
| 2008 | 11.47 | +0.23 pp |
| 2007 | 11.24 | −2.41 pp |
| 2006 | 13.65 | +0.32 pp |
| 2005 | 13.34 | −1.03 pp |
| 2004 | 14.37 | −2.71 pp |
| 2003 | 17.08 | +1.79 pp |
| 2002 | 15.29 | +1.6 pp |
| 2001 | 13.7 | +1.23 pp |
| 2000 | 12.47 | — |
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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