Gas share of electricity in South America in 2021 — 18.86%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.2 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18.86 | +1.71 pp |
| 2020 | 17.15 | −0.94 pp |
| 2019 | 18.09 | +0.25 pp |
| 2018 | 17.84 | −2.28 pp |
| 2017 | 20.12 | +1.58 pp |
| 2016 | 18.54 | −1.53 pp |
| 2015 | 20.07 | −0.05 pp |
| 2014 | 20.12 | +1.61 pp |
| 2013 | 18.5 | +1.98 pp |
| 2012 | 16.52 | +2.77 pp |
| 2011 | 13.75 | −1.43 pp |
| 2010 | 15.18 | +2.66 pp |
| 2009 | 12.52 | −0.98 pp |
| 2008 | 13.5 | +1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 12.09 | −0.51 pp |
| 2006 | 12.61 | −0.81 pp |
| 2005 | 13.42 | −0.78 pp |
| 2004 | 14.2 | +1.26 pp |
| 2003 | 12.94 | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 12.34 | −0.53 pp |
| 2001 | 12.87 | +1.21 pp |
| 2000 | 11.67 | — |
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.
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