Gas share of electricity in the world in 2024 — 28.92%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 14.23 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.92 | +6.82 pp |
| 2023 | 22.1 | −0.13 pp |
| 2022 | 22.23 | −0.55 pp |
| 2021 | 22.78 | −0.75 pp |
| 2020 | 23.53 | +0.21 pp |
| 2019 | 23.32 | +0.25 pp |
| 2018 | 23.07 | +0.16 pp |
| 2017 | 22.92 | −0.36 pp |
| 2016 | 23.28 | +0.56 pp |
| 2015 | 22.72 | +1.25 pp |
| 2014 | 21.47 | −0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 21.54 | −0.89 pp |
| 2012 | 22.43 | +0.39 pp |
| 2011 | 22.04 | −0.27 pp |
| 2010 | 22.3 | +0.52 pp |
| 2009 | 21.79 | +0.29 pp |
| 2008 | 21.5 | +0.38 pp |
| 2007 | 21.11 | +0.61 pp |
| 2006 | 20.51 | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 20.11 | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 19.91 | +0.47 pp |
| 2003 | 19.44 | +0.26 pp |
| 2002 | 19.18 | +0.56 pp |
| 2001 | 18.62 | +0.78 pp |
| 2000 | 17.84 | +0.37 pp |
| 1999 | 17.46 | +0.93 pp |
| 1998 | 16.54 | +0.58 pp |
| 1997 | 15.96 | +0.79 pp |
| 1996 | 15.17 | +0.03 pp |
| 1995 | 15.13 | +0.25 pp |
| 1994 | 14.89 | +0.21 pp |
| 1993 | 14.68 | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 14.58 | −0.01 pp |
| 1991 | 14.59 | −0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 14.69 | — |
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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