Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Southern Asia

Gas share of electricity in Southern Asia in 2021 — 20.04%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.26 pp.

2021 20.04% −0.56 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 27.5%2004
Period minimum 17.99%2013

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Southern Asia, 2000–202117.52022.52527.530200020032006200920122015201820212000: 23.3%2001: 23.51%2002: 24.76%2003: 27.45%2004: 27.5%2005: 26.88%2006: 25.49%2007: 25.97%2008: 26.14%2009: 27.35%2010: 26.02%2011: 23.1%2012: 20.93%2013: 17.99%2014: 19.08%2015: 20.65%2016: 20.84%2017: 21.68%2018: 20.83%2019: 19.16%2020: 20.6%2021: 20.04%
Change over the period: −3.26 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Southern Asia 20.04%
World 22.78%
Gas share of electricity — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 20.04 −0.56 pp
2020 20.6 +1.44 pp
2019 19.16 −1.67 pp
2018 20.83 −0.85 pp
2017 21.68 +0.84 pp
2016 20.84 +0.19 pp
2015 20.65 +1.57 pp
2014 19.08 +1.1 pp
2013 17.99 −2.95 pp
2012 20.93 −2.17 pp
2011 23.1 −2.93 pp
2010 26.02 −1.32 pp
2009 27.35 +1.21 pp
2008 26.14 +0.17 pp
2007 25.97 +0.48 pp
2006 25.49 −1.39 pp
2005 26.88 −0.62 pp
2004 27.5 +0.06 pp
2003 27.45 +2.69 pp
2002 24.76 +1.25 pp
2001 23.51 +0.21 pp
2000 23.3

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.