Gas share of electricity in upper-middle-income countries in 2021 — 10.89%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.53 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.89 | +0.15 pp |
| 2020 | 10.74 | −0.49 pp |
| 2019 | 11.23 | −0.37 pp |
| 2018 | 11.59 | −0.52 pp |
| 2017 | 12.11 | −0.21 pp |
| 2016 | 12.32 | −0.38 pp |
| 2015 | 12.7 | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 12.3 | +0.27 pp |
| 2013 | 12.03 | −0 pp |
| 2012 | 12.03 | +0.46 pp |
| 2011 | 11.57 | −0.88 pp |
| 2010 | 12.46 | −0.09 pp |
| 2009 | 12.54 | −0.15 pp |
| 2008 | 12.7 | +0.47 pp |
| 2007 | 12.22 | −0.23 pp |
| 2006 | 12.45 | −0.04 pp |
| 2005 | 12.5 | −0.16 pp |
| 2004 | 12.66 | −0.28 pp |
| 2003 | 12.94 | +0.14 pp |
| 2002 | 12.8 | −0.18 pp |
| 2001 | 12.98 | +0.56 pp |
| 2000 | 12.42 | — |
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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