Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Mercosur

Gas share of electricity in Mercosur in 2023 — 13.23%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.73 pp.

2023 13.23% −1.19 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 20.29%2021
Period minimum 9.32%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Mercosur, 2000–20235101520252000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 9.5%2001: 9.54%2002: 9.32%2003: 10.45%2004: 12.51%2005: 12.08%2006: 11.48%2007: 11.21%2008: 13.77%2009: 11.15%2010: 13.57%2011: 12.11%2012: 15.56%2013: 17.79%2014: 19.49%2015: 19.69%2016: 17.64%2017: 19.56%2018: 18.35%2019: 18.38%2020: 17.46%2021: 20.29%2022: 14.41%2023: 13.23%
Change over the period: +3.73 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mercosur

Mercosur 13.23%
World 22.1%
Gas share of electricity — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13.23 −1.19 pp
2022 14.41 −5.88 pp
2021 20.29 +2.83 pp
2020 17.46 −0.91 pp
2019 18.38 +0.03 pp
2018 18.35 −1.21 pp
2017 19.56 +1.92 pp
2016 17.64 −2.05 pp
2015 19.69 +0.2 pp
2014 19.49 +1.7 pp
2013 17.79 +2.23 pp
2012 15.56 +3.45 pp
2011 12.11 −1.46 pp
2010 13.57 +2.42 pp
2009 11.15 −2.62 pp
2008 13.77 +2.55 pp
2007 11.21 −0.27 pp
2006 11.48 −0.6 pp
2005 12.08 −0.43 pp
2004 12.51 +2.06 pp
2003 10.45 +1.14 pp
2002 9.32 −0.23 pp
2001 9.54 +0.04 pp
2000 9.5

About the indicator

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.