Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Northern Europe

Gas share of electricity in Northern Europe in 2024 — 13.72%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.07 pp.

2024 13.72% −1.96 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 26.82%2010
Period minimum 13.72%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Northern Europe, 2000–202410152025302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 21.79%2001: 20.97%2002: 22.42%2003: 22.78%2004: 23.31%2005: 21.96%2006: 21.34%2007: 23.51%2008: 24.86%2009: 25.26%2010: 26.82%2011: 22.91%2012: 15.72%2013: 15.47%2014: 15.98%2015: 15.65%2016: 21.14%2017: 19.77%2018: 19.61%2019: 20.28%2020: 17.43%2021: 18.16%2022: 18.26%2023: 15.68%2024: 13.72%
Change over the period: −8.07 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 13.72%
World 28.92%
Gas share of electricity — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.72 −1.96 pp
2023 15.68 −2.58 pp
2022 18.26 +0.1 pp
2021 18.16 +0.72 pp
2020 17.43 −2.84 pp
2019 20.28 +0.67 pp
2018 19.61 −0.16 pp
2017 19.77 −1.37 pp
2016 21.14 +5.49 pp
2015 15.65 −0.33 pp
2014 15.98 +0.51 pp
2013 15.47 −0.25 pp
2012 15.72 −7.19 pp
2011 22.91 −3.91 pp
2010 26.82 +1.56 pp
2009 25.26 +0.39 pp
2008 24.86 +1.35 pp
2007 23.51 +2.18 pp
2006 21.34 −0.62 pp
2005 21.96 −1.35 pp
2004 23.31 +0.53 pp
2003 22.78 +0.36 pp
2002 22.42 +1.45 pp
2001 20.97 −0.82 pp
2000 21.79

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.