OECD (EI) vs United States: Electricity generation from gas

OECD (EI)
3,610 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
1,807 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Electricity generation from gas over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • United States
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How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 3,610 terawatt-hours against 1,807 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 1,803 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 2.0 times United States's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

OECD (EI) ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 2 groups.

OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD (EI) United States Difference Ahead
1980s 642.2 terawatt-hours 305.05 terawatt-hours 337.14 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 1,067 terawatt-hours 489.43 terawatt-hours 577.71 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 2,037 terawatt-hours 758.31 terawatt-hours 1,279 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 2,958 terawatt-hours 1,254 terawatt-hours 1,704 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 3,537 terawatt-hours 1,729 terawatt-hours 1,808 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from gas, OECD (EI) or United States?
OECD (EI), at 3,610 terawatt-hours against 1,807 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from gas between OECD (EI) and United States?
1,803 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (EI) and United States?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do OECD (EI) and United States rank globally for electricity generation from gas?
OECD (EI) ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from gas
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,056 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.