Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa

Gas share of electricity in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 69.81%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 25 pp.

2024 69.81% +3.12 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 70.99%2018
Period minimum 44.12%1991

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa, 1990–2024405060708019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 44.81%1991: 44.12%1992: 44.27%1993: 47.23%1994: 47.93%1995: 47.28%1996: 47.8%1997: 47.72%1998: 48.35%1999: 49.84%2000: 52.72%2001: 54.39%2002: 55.45%2003: 57.91%2004: 58.02%2005: 59.21%2006: 58.59%2007: 58.86%2008: 60.48%2009: 60.3%2010: 61.32%2011: 59.33%2012: 57.63%2013: 57.22%2014: 58.17%2015: 61.11%2016: 65.61%2017: 68.72%2018: 70.99%2019: 67.77%2020: 69.02%2021: 68.5%2022: 67.24%2023: 66.69%2024: 69.81%
Change over the period: +25 pp Annual average: 0.74 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 69.81%
World 28.92%
Gas share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 69.81 +3.12 pp
2023 66.69 −0.55 pp
2022 67.24 −1.26 pp
2021 68.5 −0.52 pp
2020 69.02 +1.25 pp
2019 67.77 −3.22 pp
2018 70.99 +2.27 pp
2017 68.72 +3.11 pp
2016 65.61 +4.5 pp
2015 61.11 +2.93 pp
2014 58.17 +0.96 pp
2013 57.22 −0.42 pp
2012 57.63 −1.7 pp
2011 59.33 −1.98 pp
2010 61.32 +1.01 pp
2009 60.3 −0.17 pp
2008 60.48 +1.62 pp
2007 58.86 +0.27 pp
2006 58.59 −0.62 pp
2005 59.21 +1.18 pp
2004 58.02 +0.12 pp
2003 57.91 +2.46 pp
2002 55.45 +1.06 pp
2001 54.39 +1.67 pp
2000 52.72 +2.88 pp
1999 49.84 +1.49 pp
1998 48.35 +0.63 pp
1997 47.72 −0.08 pp
1996 47.8 +0.51 pp
1995 47.28 −0.64 pp
1994 47.93 +0.7 pp
1993 47.23 +2.96 pp
1992 44.27 +0.15 pp
1991 44.12 −0.69 pp
1990 44.81

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.