Gas share of electricity in Western Europe in 2024 — 11.97%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.09 pp.
2000–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.97 | −1.2 pp |
| 2023 | 13.16 | −1.69 pp |
| 2022 | 14.86 | +0.22 pp |
| 2021 | 14.64 | −1.86 pp |
| 2020 | 16.49 | +1.03 pp |
| 2019 | 15.47 | +2.16 pp |
| 2018 | 13.3 | −0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 14.21 | +1.2 pp |
| 2016 | 13.01 | +2.6 pp |
| 2015 | 10.41 | +0.31 pp |
| 2014 | 10.1 | −1.04 pp |
| 2013 | 11.14 | −1.44 pp |
| 2012 | 12.58 | −2.29 pp |
| 2011 | 14.87 | −0.39 pp |
| 2010 | 15.26 | +0.63 pp |
| 2009 | 14.63 | +0.82 pp |
| 2008 | 13.81 | +0.81 pp |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.47 pp |
| 2006 | 12.53 | −0.18 pp |
| 2005 | 12.71 | +0.81 pp |
| 2004 | 11.9 | +0.19 pp |
| 2003 | 11.7 | +0.84 pp |
| 2002 | 10.86 | +0.28 pp |
| 2001 | 10.58 | +0.71 pp |
| 2000 | 9.87 | — |
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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