Gas share of electricity in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 58.23%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 113. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.24 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 58.23 | +0.01 pp |
| 2022 | 58.22 | −0.22 pp |
| 2021 | 58.43 | +0.28 pp |
| 2020 | 58.15 | +1.65 pp |
| 2019 | 56.5 | −1.48 pp |
| 2018 | 57.99 | +3.89 pp |
| 2017 | 54.09 | +7.19 pp |
| 2016 | 46.9 | +9.5 pp |
| 2015 | 37.4 | −0.49 pp |
| 2014 | 37.9 | −6.14 pp |
| 2013 | 44.04 | +3.48 pp |
| 2012 | 40.56 | −2.77 pp |
| 2011 | 43.34 | −2.8 pp |
| 2010 | 46.14 | +1.33 pp |
| 2009 | 44.81 | −4.01 pp |
| 2008 | 48.83 | −1.41 pp |
| 2007 | 50.24 | −3.02 pp |
| 2006 | 53.26 | −3.24 pp |
| 2005 | 56.49 | −0.45 pp |
| 2004 | 56.94 | +2.1 pp |
| 2003 | 54.84 | −1 pp |
| 2002 | 55.84 | +3.37 pp |
| 2001 | 52.47 | +6.44 pp |
| 2000 | 46.03 | +4.12 pp |
| 1999 | 41.91 | −0.57 pp |
| 1998 | 42.48 | −1.94 pp |
| 1997 | 44.42 | +0.28 pp |
| 1996 | 44.15 | −1.16 pp |
| 1995 | 45.31 | −2.29 pp |
| 1994 | 47.6 | +0.97 pp |
| 1993 | 46.63 | −0.33 pp |
| 1992 | 46.96 | −3.34 pp |
| 1991 | 50.3 | −0.68 pp |
| 1990 | 50.99 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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