Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Melanesia

Gas share of electricity in Melanesia in 2021 — 14.01%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.41 pp.

2021 14.01% +1.22 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 14.01%2021
Period minimum 3.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Melanesia, 2000–2021051015200020032006200920122015201820212000: 3.6%2001: 4.12%2002: 4.21%2003: 4.44%2004: 4.68%2005: 4.34%2006: 3.81%2007: 3.67%2008: 3.6%2009: 5.04%2010: 4.94%2011: 6.18%2012: 6.15%2013: 6.17%2014: 7.26%2015: 8.63%2016: 8.62%2017: 7.88%2018: 7.7%2019: 11.13%2020: 12.79%2021: 14.01%
Change over the period: +10.41 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Melanesia 14.01%
World 22.78%
Gas share of electricity — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 14.01 +1.22 pp
2020 12.79 +1.66 pp
2019 11.13 +3.43 pp
2018 7.7 −0.18 pp
2017 7.88 −0.73 pp
2016 8.62 −0.02 pp
2015 8.63 +1.38 pp
2014 7.26 +1.08 pp
2013 6.17 +0.03 pp
2012 6.15 −0.03 pp
2011 6.18 +1.24 pp
2010 4.94 −0.1 pp
2009 5.04 +1.44 pp
2008 3.6 −0.07 pp
2007 3.67 −0.14 pp
2006 3.81 −0.53 pp
2005 4.34 −0.34 pp
2004 4.68 +0.25 pp
2003 4.44 +0.23 pp
2002 4.21 +0.09 pp
2001 4.12 +0.52 pp
2000 3.6

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.