Gas share of electricity in Southern Europe in 2023 — 29.35%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 9.25 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.35 | −6.24 pp |
| 2022 | 35.59 | +1.81 pp |
| 2021 | 33.78 | +0.65 pp |
| 2020 | 33.13 | −1.09 pp |
| 2019 | 34.23 | +5.79 pp |
| 2018 | 28.44 | −3.04 pp |
| 2017 | 31.47 | +4.67 pp |
| 2016 | 26.8 | +2.63 pp |
| 2015 | 24.18 | +3.6 pp |
| 2014 | 20.57 | −3.18 pp |
| 2013 | 23.75 | −5.06 pp |
| 2012 | 28.81 | −3.71 pp |
| 2011 | 32.52 | −1.06 pp |
| 2010 | 33.58 | −1.86 pp |
| 2009 | 35.44 | −3.24 pp |
| 2008 | 38.68 | +2.49 pp |
| 2007 | 36.19 | +2.78 pp |
| 2006 | 33.41 | +1.9 pp |
| 2005 | 31.51 | +4.82 pp |
| 2004 | 26.69 | +3.27 pp |
| 2003 | 23.42 | +2.33 pp |
| 2002 | 21.09 | +0.64 pp |
| 2001 | 20.45 | +0.35 pp |
| 2000 | 20.1 | — |
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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