Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Northern Africa

Gas share of electricity in Northern Africa in 2023 — 75.23%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.07 pp.

2023 75.23% −0.97 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 77.34%2018
Period minimum 63.61%2004

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Northern Africa, 2000–202360657075802000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 64.15%2001: 65.2%2002: 67.12%2003: 68.35%2004: 63.61%2005: 66.63%2006: 67.61%2007: 68.46%2008: 67.64%2009: 67.81%2010: 71.11%2011: 73.97%2012: 72.45%2013: 70.74%2014: 69.21%2015: 68.55%2016: 73.21%2017: 75.39%2018: 77.34%2019: 75.5%2020: 76.86%2021: 74.65%2022: 76.2%2023: 75.23%
Change over the period: +11.07 pp Annual average: 0.48 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Africa 75.23%
World 22.1%
Gas share of electricity — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 75.23 −0.97 pp
2022 76.2 +1.55 pp
2021 74.65 −2.21 pp
2020 76.86 +1.36 pp
2019 75.5 −1.84 pp
2018 77.34 +1.95 pp
2017 75.39 +2.18 pp
2016 73.21 +4.66 pp
2015 68.55 −0.66 pp
2014 69.21 −1.53 pp
2013 70.74 −1.72 pp
2012 72.45 −1.52 pp
2011 73.97 +2.86 pp
2010 71.11 +3.3 pp
2009 67.81 +0.17 pp
2008 67.64 −0.82 pp
2007 68.46 +0.86 pp
2006 67.61 +0.98 pp
2005 66.63 +3.03 pp
2004 63.61 −4.75 pp
2003 68.35 +1.24 pp
2002 67.12 +1.92 pp
2001 65.2 +1.04 pp
2000 64.15

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.