Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Trinidad and Tobago

Gas share of electricity in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023 — 99.56%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 113. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.51 pp.

2023 99.56% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 3of 113
Period maximum 99.7%2003
Period minimum 99.05%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–20239999.299.499.699.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 99.05%1991: 99.25%1992: 99.17%1993: 99.19%1994: 99.21%1995: 99.23%1996: 99.63%1997: 99.64%1998: 99.42%1999: 99.49%2000: 99.58%2001: 99.42%2002: 99.47%2003: 99.7%2004: 99.47%2005: 99.49%2006: 99.39%2007: 99.48%2008: 99.43%2009: 99.4%2010: 99.67%2011: 99.68%2012: 99.67%2013: 99.68%2014: 99.68%2015: 99.69%2016: 99.58%2017: 99.57%2018: 99.56%2019: 99.54%2020: 99.53%2021: 99.55%2022: 99.56%2023: 99.56%
Change over the period: +0.51 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 99.56%
World 22.1%
Gas share of electricity — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 99.56 +0 pp
2022 99.56 +0.01 pp
2021 99.55 +0.01 pp
2020 99.53 −0.01 pp
2019 99.54 −0.01 pp
2018 99.56 −0.02 pp
2017 99.57 −0 pp
2016 99.58 −0.11 pp
2015 99.69 +0 pp
2014 99.68 −0 pp
2013 99.68 +0.01 pp
2012 99.67 −0.01 pp
2011 99.68 +0.01 pp
2010 99.67 +0.27 pp
2009 99.4 −0.03 pp
2008 99.43 −0.05 pp
2007 99.48 +0.09 pp
2006 99.39 −0.1 pp
2005 99.49 +0.02 pp
2004 99.47 −0.23 pp
2003 99.7 +0.24 pp
2002 99.47 +0.05 pp
2001 99.42 −0.16 pp
2000 99.58 +0.09 pp
1999 99.49 +0.07 pp
1998 99.42 −0.22 pp
1997 99.64 +0.01 pp
1996 99.63 +0.39 pp
1995 99.23 +0.02 pp
1994 99.21 +0.03 pp
1993 99.19 +0.02 pp
1992 99.17 −0.08 pp
1991 99.25 +0.2 pp
1990 99.05

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.