Electricity generation from gas in Pakistan
Pakistan: Electricity generation from gas was 41.05 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.05 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
35th
of 207 countries
All-time high
57.44 terawatt-hours
in 2018
All-time low
21.78 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from gas in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan stood at 41.05 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Pakistan peaked at 57.44 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.78 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 35th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.78 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 24.85 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 27.01 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 39.21 terawatt-hours | +45.2% |
| 2004 | 43.47 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 41.29 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 35.81 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 32.92 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 29.68 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 28.08 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 25.88 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 27.65 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 27.12 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.67 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.35 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 35 terawatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 41.43 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 49.2 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 57.44 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 46.02 terawatt-hours | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 49.47 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 48.67 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 46.98 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 45.51 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 43.98 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 41.05 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 41.05 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01 terawatt-hours, 4105.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 41.05 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.85 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.41 terawatt-hours | 21.78 terawatt-hours | 43.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.48 terawatt-hours | 25.88 terawatt-hours | 57.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.94 terawatt-hours | 41.05 terawatt-hours | 49.47 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 33 Netherlands 47.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 34 Australia 47.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 36 Bahrain 37.85 terawatt-hours compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 36.37 terawatt-hours compare
- 38 Turkmenistan 33 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Pakistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.12 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Pakistan?
- Electricity generation from gas in Pakistan was 41.05 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.44 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.78 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Pakistan ranks 35th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.