Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Middle Africa

Gas share of electricity in Middle Africa in 2021 — 19.03%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.61 pp.

2021 19.03% −1.3 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 20.33%2020
Period minimum 3.42%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Middle Africa, 2000–20210102030200020032006200920122015201820212000: 3.42%2001: 3.9%2002: 4%2003: 4.38%2004: 3.83%2005: 3.87%2006: 3.8%2007: 6.56%2008: 7.46%2009: 8.04%2010: 9.23%2011: 10.13%2012: 10.31%2013: 12.08%2014: 12.31%2015: 15.07%2016: 15.75%2017: 15.56%2018: 15.66%2019: 19.74%2020: 20.33%2021: 19.03%
Change over the period: +15.61 pp Annual average: 0.74 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Middle Africa 19.03%
World 22.78%
Gas share of electricity — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 19.03 −1.3 pp
2020 20.33 +0.59 pp
2019 19.74 +4.08 pp
2018 15.66 +0.1 pp
2017 15.56 −0.19 pp
2016 15.75 +0.68 pp
2015 15.07 +2.76 pp
2014 12.31 +0.23 pp
2013 12.08 +1.77 pp
2012 10.31 +0.18 pp
2011 10.13 +0.9 pp
2010 9.23 +1.18 pp
2009 8.04 +0.58 pp
2008 7.46 +0.9 pp
2007 6.56 +2.76 pp
2006 3.8 −0.07 pp
2005 3.87 +0.04 pp
2004 3.83 −0.55 pp
2003 4.38 +0.38 pp
2002 4 +0.1 pp
2001 3.9 +0.49 pp
2000 3.42

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.