Gas share of electricity in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 30.5%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 38. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 28.93 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.5 | −4.11 pp |
| 2023 | 34.61 | −3.93 pp |
| 2022 | 38.54 | −1.46 pp |
| 2021 | 39.99 | +3.89 pp |
| 2020 | 36.11 | −4.73 pp |
| 2019 | 40.84 | +1.29 pp |
| 2018 | 39.55 | −0.98 pp |
| 2017 | 40.53 | −1.98 pp |
| 2016 | 42.51 | +12.96 pp |
| 2015 | 29.55 | −0.33 pp |
| 2014 | 29.88 | +3.12 pp |
| 2013 | 26.76 | −0.76 pp |
| 2012 | 27.51 | −12.3 pp |
| 2011 | 39.81 | −6.07 pp |
| 2010 | 45.89 | +1.7 pp |
| 2009 | 44.19 | −1.13 pp |
| 2008 | 45.32 | +3.54 pp |
| 2007 | 41.78 | +6.33 pp |
| 2006 | 35.45 | −2.87 pp |
| 2005 | 38.32 | −1.55 pp |
| 2004 | 39.87 | +2.48 pp |
| 2003 | 37.39 | −1.93 pp |
| 2002 | 39.32 | +2.44 pp |
| 2001 | 36.88 | −2.39 pp |
| 2000 | 39.27 | +0.45 pp |
| 1999 | 38.82 | +6.34 pp |
| 1998 | 32.48 | +0.83 pp |
| 1997 | 31.64 | +7.68 pp |
| 1996 | 23.97 | +4.88 pp |
| 1995 | 19.08 | +2.77 pp |
| 1994 | 16.31 | +5.78 pp |
| 1993 | 10.54 | +6.62 pp |
| 1992 | 3.92 | +2.12 pp |
| 1991 | 1.8 | +0.24 pp |
| 1990 | 1.56 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Ireland
47.94
United Kingdom
30.5
Latvia
26.55
Lithuania
10.42
Denmark
2.57
Finland
0.94
Norway
0.93
Estonia
0.42
Sweden
0.09
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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