Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Central Asia

Gas share of electricity in Central Asia in 2023 — 47.94%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 9.04 pp.

2023 47.94% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 47.94%2023
Period minimum 33.86%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Central Asia, 2000–202330354045502000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 38.9%2001: 38.43%2002: 37.48%2003: 34.63%2004: 36.35%2005: 33.86%2006: 37.34%2007: 35.32%2008: 38.06%2009: 40.52%2010: 36.23%2011: 37.13%2012: 39.47%2013: 40.95%2014: 42.61%2015: 44.04%2016: 44.59%2017: 43.68%2018: 44.09%2019: 42.41%2020: 44.66%2021: 45.86%2022: 47.92%2023: 47.94%
Change over the period: +9.04 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 47.94%
World 22.1%
Gas share of electricity — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 47.94 +0.02 pp
2022 47.92 +2.06 pp
2021 45.86 +1.2 pp
2020 44.66 +2.24 pp
2019 42.41 −1.68 pp
2018 44.09 +0.41 pp
2017 43.68 −0.91 pp
2016 44.59 +0.56 pp
2015 44.04 +1.42 pp
2014 42.61 +1.67 pp
2013 40.95 +1.48 pp
2012 39.47 +2.34 pp
2011 37.13 +0.89 pp
2010 36.23 −4.29 pp
2009 40.52 +2.46 pp
2008 38.06 +2.75 pp
2007 35.32 −2.03 pp
2006 37.34 +3.48 pp
2005 33.86 −2.49 pp
2004 36.35 +1.72 pp
2003 34.63 −2.84 pp
2002 37.48 −0.95 pp
2001 38.43 −0.47 pp
2000 38.9

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.