Electricity generation from gas by country
Measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
124
Highest
1,807 terawatt-hours
United States
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours
South Africa
Median
8.45 terawatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
6,056
What the numbers show
Electricity generation from gas is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 1,807 terawatt-hours in United States; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.45 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 55.49 terawatt-hours.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 1,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 100.0%).
Electricity generation from gas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1,807 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 533.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 3 | Iran | 354.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 337.57 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 5 | China | 334.17 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 287.98 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 219.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Egypt | 195.65 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 9 | South Korea | 174.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Taiwan | 140.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 125.05 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 123.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 121.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 115.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Algeria | 95 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 90.91 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 82.67 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 80.69 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 19 | Iraq | 79.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 423.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Turkey | 78.36 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Indonesia | 68.78 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 67.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 66.48 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 24 | Israel | 65.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 62.7 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 62.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Kuwait | 57.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 54.85 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Singapore | 54.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 30 | Qatar | 53.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 31 | India | 48.54 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Oman | 48.54 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands | 47.09 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 47.05 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 41.05 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 36 | Bahrain | 37.85 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 36.37 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 33 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 39 | Nigeria | 28.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 40 | Libya | 25.78 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 25.27 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 42 | Poland | 24.82 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 288.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 24.61 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 24 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 163.4% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 22.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 21.83 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 21.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 21.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 49 | Vietnam | 19.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 50 | France | 17.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 15.7 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 52 | Ireland | 14.97 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 14.91 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 434.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 14.67 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,028.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 13.54 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 56 | Syria | 13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 57 | Colombia | 12.43 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 58 | Myanmar | 10 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 60 | Romania | 9.32 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 61 | Austria | 8.74 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 62 | Bolivia | 8.51 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 8.39 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 8.15 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.65 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 66 | Ukraine | 7.18 terawatt-hours | 2022 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 6.07 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 5.98 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 69 | Tanzania | 5.55 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Moldova | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 71 | Morocco | 4.86 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Brunei | 4.4 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 73 | Czechia | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Congo | 4.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 410.1% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 3.84 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 76 | Venezuela | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 89.1% | falling |
| 77 | Armenia | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 78 | Slovakia | 3.28 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 79 | Mozambique | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,390.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | 2.8 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 2.8 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Croatia | 2.76 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 83 | Georgia | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 84 | Cuba | 2.65 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,040.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 87 | Malta | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Latvia | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 89 | Cameroon | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Lithuania | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Angola | 1.4 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 644.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Gabon | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Ecuador | 0.98 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Finland | 0.95 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovenia | 0.95 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 0.91 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 99 | Norway | 0.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Denmark | 0.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Benin | 0.73 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 630.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Togo | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Macao | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 0.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Switzerland | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Gibraltar | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Sweden | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Yemen | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Barbados | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 115 | Senegal | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Suriname | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 117 | Guyana | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Guatemala | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Lebanon | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 118 | South Africa | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.