Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — OECD

Gas share of electricity in the OECD in 2024 — 30.18%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 20.1 pp.

2024 30.18% −0.61 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 30.78%2023
Period minimum 10.08%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — OECD, 1990–202401020304019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 10.08%1991: 10.31%1992: 10.58%1993: 10.93%1994: 11.92%1995: 12.43%1996: 12.22%1997: 13.3%1998: 14.14%1999: 15.21%2000: 15.75%2001: 16.66%2002: 17.42%2003: 17.63%2004: 18.39%2005: 18.92%2006: 20.08%2007: 21.32%2008: 21.85%2009: 22.64%2010: 23.38%2011: 24.4%2012: 25.42%2013: 24.35%2014: 24.27%2015: 26.11%2016: 27.45%2017: 27%2018: 28%2019: 29.56%2020: 30.71%2021: 29.7%2022: 30.05%2023: 30.78%2024: 30.18%
Change over the period: +20.1 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 30.18%
World 28.92%
Gas share of electricity — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 30.18 −0.61 pp
2023 30.78 +0.73 pp
2022 30.05 +0.35 pp
2021 29.7 −1.01 pp
2020 30.71 +1.15 pp
2019 29.56 +1.56 pp
2018 28 +1 pp
2017 27 −0.45 pp
2016 27.45 +1.35 pp
2015 26.11 +1.84 pp
2014 24.27 −0.08 pp
2013 24.35 −1.07 pp
2012 25.42 +1.02 pp
2011 24.4 +1.02 pp
2010 23.38 +0.74 pp
2009 22.64 +0.79 pp
2008 21.85 +0.52 pp
2007 21.32 +1.25 pp
2006 20.08 +1.16 pp
2005 18.92 +0.53 pp
2004 18.39 +0.76 pp
2003 17.63 +0.2 pp
2002 17.42 +0.76 pp
2001 16.66 +0.91 pp
2000 15.75 +0.54 pp
1999 15.21 +1.07 pp
1998 14.14 +0.84 pp
1997 13.3 +1.08 pp
1996 12.22 −0.22 pp
1995 12.43 +0.51 pp
1994 11.92 +0.99 pp
1993 10.93 +0.35 pp
1992 10.58 +0.28 pp
1991 10.31 +0.23 pp
1990 10.08

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.