Electricity generation from gas in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Electricity generation from gas was 24.61 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Azerbaijan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from gas in Azerbaijan stood at 24.61 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Azerbaijan peaked at 27.08 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.71 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Azerbaijan 43rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.71 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 11.27 terawatt-hours | +203.8% |
| 2002 | 10.89 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 11.22 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.84 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 13.99 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 15.91 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 15.49 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 17.69 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 16.06 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 15.22 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 17.27 terawatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 20.65 terawatt-hours | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 21.65 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 23.21 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 21.25 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 20.17 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 21.02 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 23.13 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 24.11 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 24.38 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 25.64 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 27.01 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 27.08 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 24.5 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 24.61 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 24.61 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75 terawatt-hours, 8.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 24.61 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.28 terawatt-hours, 7.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from gas in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +203.8% | 3.71 terawatt-hours | 11.27 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.91 terawatt-hours | 3.71 terawatt-hours | 17.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.77 terawatt-hours | 15.22 terawatt-hours | 24.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.54 terawatt-hours | 24.38 terawatt-hours | 27.08 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More energy & mining data for Azerbaijan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Azerbaijan?
- Electricity generation from gas in Azerbaijan was 24.61 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.08 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 43rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.