Gas share of electricity in North America in 2024 — 38.93%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 28.36 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.93 | +0.36 pp |
| 2023 | 38.57 | +3.14 pp |
| 2022 | 35.43 | +1.32 pp |
| 2021 | 34.12 | −1.57 pp |
| 2020 | 35.69 | +1.83 pp |
| 2019 | 33.86 | +2.85 pp |
| 2018 | 31.01 | +2.89 pp |
| 2017 | 28.12 | −1.55 pp |
| 2016 | 29.67 | +0.79 pp |
| 2015 | 28.89 | +4.47 pp |
| 2014 | 24.42 | −0.07 pp |
| 2013 | 24.49 | −2.42 pp |
| 2012 | 26.91 | +4.75 pp |
| 2011 | 22.16 | +0.69 pp |
| 2010 | 21.47 | +0.77 pp |
| 2009 | 20.7 | +1.62 pp |
| 2008 | 19.08 | −0.15 pp |
| 2007 | 19.23 | +1.17 pp |
| 2006 | 18.06 | +1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 16.76 | +0.72 pp |
| 2004 | 16.04 | +0.99 pp |
| 2003 | 15.05 | −0.99 pp |
| 2002 | 16.04 | +0.42 pp |
| 2001 | 15.62 | +1.28 pp |
| 2000 | 14.33 | +0.72 pp |
| 1999 | 13.61 | +0.31 pp |
| 1998 | 13.3 | +0.98 pp |
| 1997 | 12.32 | +0.63 pp |
| 1996 | 11.69 | −1.58 pp |
| 1995 | 13.28 | +0.68 pp |
| 1994 | 12.59 | +1.03 pp |
| 1993 | 11.57 | +0.03 pp |
| 1992 | 11.54 | +0.69 pp |
| 1991 | 10.85 | +0.28 pp |
| 1990 | 10.57 | — |
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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