Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — South Asia

Gas share of electricity in South Asia in 2023 — 5.92%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.45 pp.

2023 5.92% −0.41 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 15.52%2009
Period minimum 5.47%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — South Asia, 1990–202351015201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 5.47%1991: 6.29%1992: 6.92%1993: 6.98%1994: 7.53%1995: 8.95%1996: 9.25%1997: 10.37%1998: 11.82%1999: 12.76%2000: 11.9%2001: 11.71%2002: 12.56%2003: 13.44%2004: 13.88%2005: 13.27%2006: 13.06%2007: 14.2%2008: 13.08%2009: 15.52%2010: 14.03%2011: 13.16%2012: 10.41%2013: 8.32%2014: 7.67%2015: 7.91%2016: 8.22%2017: 8.18%2018: 7.44%2019: 7.88%2020: 8.26%2021: 7.45%2022: 6.33%2023: 5.92%
Change over the period: +0.45 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South Asia 5.92%
World 22.1%
Gas share of electricity — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.92 −0.41 pp
2022 6.33 −1.13 pp
2021 7.45 −0.8 pp
2020 8.26 +0.37 pp
2019 7.88 +0.45 pp
2018 7.44 −0.74 pp
2017 8.18 −0.04 pp
2016 8.22 +0.31 pp
2015 7.91 +0.24 pp
2014 7.67 −0.66 pp
2013 8.32 −2.09 pp
2012 10.41 −2.75 pp
2011 13.16 −0.87 pp
2010 14.03 −1.49 pp
2009 15.52 +2.44 pp
2008 13.08 −1.12 pp
2007 14.2 +1.14 pp
2006 13.06 −0.21 pp
2005 13.27 −0.61 pp
2004 13.88 +0.44 pp
2003 13.44 +0.88 pp
2002 12.56 +0.86 pp
2001 11.71 −0.19 pp
2000 11.9 −0.86 pp
1999 12.76 +0.94 pp
1998 11.82 +1.45 pp
1997 10.37 +1.12 pp
1996 9.25 +0.3 pp
1995 8.95 +1.43 pp
1994 7.53 +0.55 pp
1993 6.98 +0.05 pp
1992 6.92 +0.63 pp
1991 6.29 +0.82 pp
1990 5.47

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.