Gas share of electricity in the United States in 2024 — 41.97%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 38. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 30.11 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.97 | +0.08 pp |
| 2023 | 41.89 | +3.18 pp |
| 2022 | 38.72 | +1.36 pp |
| 2021 | 37.35 | −2.09 pp |
| 2020 | 39.44 | +2.1 pp |
| 2019 | 37.34 | +3.24 pp |
| 2018 | 34.1 | +2.89 pp |
| 2017 | 31.21 | −1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 32.81 | +1.02 pp |
| 2015 | 31.79 | +5.04 pp |
| 2014 | 26.76 | −0.14 pp |
| 2013 | 26.9 | −2.57 pp |
| 2012 | 29.47 | +5.44 pp |
| 2011 | 24.03 | +0.78 pp |
| 2010 | 23.25 | +0.57 pp |
| 2009 | 22.68 | +1.84 pp |
| 2008 | 20.84 | −0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 21.04 | +1.44 pp |
| 2006 | 19.6 | +1.37 pp |
| 2005 | 18.23 | +0.71 pp |
| 2004 | 17.52 | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 16.42 | −1.17 pp |
| 2002 | 17.59 | +0.51 pp |
| 2001 | 17.07 | +1.42 pp |
| 2000 | 15.65 | +0.72 pp |
| 1999 | 14.93 | +0.35 pp |
| 1998 | 14.58 | +0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 13.67 | +0.65 pp |
| 1996 | 13.02 | −1.74 pp |
| 1995 | 14.76 | +0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 14.17 | +1.24 pp |
| 1993 | 12.93 | −0.04 pp |
| 1992 | 12.97 | +0.69 pp |
| 1991 | 12.28 | +0.42 pp |
| 1990 | 11.86 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
41.97
Canada
16.43
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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