Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Caribbean

Gas share of electricity in the Caribbean in 2021 — 33.44%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 19.99 pp.

2021 33.44% +2.54 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 33.44%2021
Period minimum 13.45%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Caribbean, 2000–2021101520253035200020032006200920122015201820212000: 13.45%2001: 13.97%2002: 13.67%2003: 16.19%2004: 16.45%2005: 17.44%2006: 18.57%2007: 20.28%2008: 21.75%2009: 22.22%2010: 23.21%2011: 22.82%2012: 25.35%2013: 28.17%2014: 29.32%2015: 28.36%2016: 28.15%2017: 30.24%2018: 29.63%2019: 31.91%2020: 30.91%2021: 33.44%
Change over the period: +19.99 pp Annual average: 0.95 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Caribbean 33.44%
World 22.78%
Gas share of electricity — Caribbean, by year Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 33.44 +2.54 pp
2020 30.91 −1 pp
2019 31.91 +2.27 pp
2018 29.63 −0.6 pp
2017 30.24 +2.08 pp
2016 28.15 −0.21 pp
2015 28.36 −0.96 pp
2014 29.32 +1.15 pp
2013 28.17 +2.81 pp
2012 25.35 +2.54 pp
2011 22.82 −0.4 pp
2010 23.21 +1 pp
2009 22.22 +0.47 pp
2008 21.75 +1.47 pp
2007 20.28 +1.7 pp
2006 18.57 +1.13 pp
2005 17.44 +0.99 pp
2004 16.45 +0.26 pp
2003 16.19 +2.52 pp
2002 13.67 −0.31 pp
2001 13.97 +0.53 pp
2000 13.45

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.