Gas share of electricity in lower-middle-income countries in 2021 — 24.89%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.87 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24.89 | −1.09 pp |
| 2020 | 25.98 | +1.06 pp |
| 2019 | 24.93 | −1.32 pp |
| 2018 | 26.25 | −0.34 pp |
| 2017 | 26.59 | +0.18 pp |
| 2016 | 26.4 | +0.38 pp |
| 2015 | 26.03 | +1.48 pp |
| 2014 | 24.55 | +0.42 pp |
| 2013 | 24.13 | −2.1 pp |
| 2012 | 26.23 | −1.88 pp |
| 2011 | 28.11 | −2.31 pp |
| 2010 | 30.42 | −0.51 pp |
| 2009 | 30.92 | +0.81 pp |
| 2008 | 30.12 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 29.82 | +0.52 pp |
| 2006 | 29.3 | −1.08 pp |
| 2005 | 30.39 | −0.24 pp |
| 2004 | 30.62 | +0.43 pp |
| 2003 | 30.19 | +2.18 pp |
| 2002 | 28.01 | +1.88 pp |
| 2001 | 26.13 | +0.37 pp |
| 2000 | 25.76 | — |
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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