Gas share of electricity in Central America in 2021 — 44.92%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 26.05 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.92 | −1.75 pp |
| 2020 | 46.67 | −2.69 pp |
| 2019 | 49.36 | −0.41 pp |
| 2018 | 49.77 | −0.61 pp |
| 2017 | 50.38 | −1.04 pp |
| 2016 | 51.42 | +0.12 pp |
| 2015 | 51.3 | +2.27 pp |
| 2014 | 49.03 | +1.08 pp |
| 2013 | 47.95 | +1.41 pp |
| 2012 | 46.54 | −0.66 pp |
| 2011 | 47.2 | +1.06 pp |
| 2010 | 46.14 | −1.19 pp |
| 2009 | 47.33 | +2.06 pp |
| 2008 | 45.26 | +2 pp |
| 2007 | 43.26 | +2.84 pp |
| 2006 | 40.42 | +5.2 pp |
| 2005 | 35.22 | −2.3 pp |
| 2004 | 37.52 | +2.37 pp |
| 2003 | 35.14 | +5.22 pp |
| 2002 | 29.92 | +7.09 pp |
| 2001 | 22.83 | +3.96 pp |
| 2000 | 18.87 | — |
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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