Gas share of electricity in Western Asia in 2023 — 55.61%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 14.85 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.61 | −0.58 pp |
| 2022 | 56.18 | −2.58 pp |
| 2021 | 58.77 | +1.73 pp |
| 2020 | 57.04 | +1.31 pp |
| 2019 | 55.73 | −2.69 pp |
| 2018 | 58.42 | +0.79 pp |
| 2017 | 57.63 | +3.2 pp |
| 2016 | 54.43 | +3.03 pp |
| 2015 | 51.4 | −0.68 pp |
| 2014 | 52.08 | −0.15 pp |
| 2013 | 52.23 | +2.17 pp |
| 2012 | 50.06 | −1.93 pp |
| 2011 | 51.99 | −1.31 pp |
| 2010 | 53.3 | −0.69 pp |
| 2009 | 54 | +0.44 pp |
| 2008 | 53.56 | +1 pp |
| 2007 | 52.56 | +1.05 pp |
| 2006 | 51.51 | +0.95 pp |
| 2005 | 50.56 | +3.38 pp |
| 2004 | 47.19 | +0.78 pp |
| 2003 | 46.41 | +1.19 pp |
| 2002 | 45.21 | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 45.11 | +4.35 pp |
| 2000 | 40.76 | — |
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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