Electricity generation from gas in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity generation from gas was 2.65 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.65 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
84th
of 207 countries
All-time high
2.95 terawatt-hours
in 2015
All-time low
1.22 terawatt-hours
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from gas in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 2.65 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from gas in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Cuba peaked at 2.95 terawatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.22 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
Cuba ranks 84th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Cuba, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.61 terawatt-hours | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 1.94 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 2.49 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 2.54 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.38 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.27 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.05 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 2.09 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.99 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 2.95 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.92 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.64 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.45 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.01 terawatt-hours | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5 terawatt-hours | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 2.65 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.65 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75 terawatt-hours, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 2.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 1.99 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Cuba?
- Electricity generation from gas in Cuba was 2.65 terawatt-hours in 2024, 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Cuba ranks 84th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.