Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand

Gas share of electricity in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 16.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.1 pp.

2024 16.3% −0.42 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 21.07%2014
Period minimum 10.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024101520252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 10.2%2001: 11.11%2002: 15.62%2003: 14.89%2004: 13.92%2005: 12.14%2006: 11.65%2007: 15.19%2008: 15.83%2009: 16.76%2010: 18.28%2011: 19.21%2012: 19.41%2013: 20.35%2014: 21.07%2015: 20.02%2016: 18.67%2017: 18.99%2018: 19.5%2019: 18.98%2020: 19.9%2021: 17.68%2022: 17.07%2023: 16.72%2024: 16.3%
Change over the period: +6.1 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 16.3%
World 28.92%
Gas share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.3 −0.42 pp
2023 16.72 −0.35 pp
2022 17.07 −0.61 pp
2021 17.68 −2.22 pp
2020 19.9 +0.92 pp
2019 18.98 −0.52 pp
2018 19.5 +0.51 pp
2017 18.99 +0.32 pp
2016 18.67 −1.35 pp
2015 20.02 −1.05 pp
2014 21.07 +0.72 pp
2013 20.35 +0.95 pp
2012 19.41 +0.2 pp
2011 19.21 +0.93 pp
2010 18.28 +1.52 pp
2009 16.76 +0.94 pp
2008 15.83 +0.64 pp
2007 15.19 +3.54 pp
2006 11.65 −0.5 pp
2005 12.14 −1.78 pp
2004 13.92 −0.97 pp
2003 14.89 −0.73 pp
2002 15.62 +4.51 pp
2001 11.11 +0.91 pp
2000 10.2

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.