Electricity generation from gas in Philippines
Philippines: Electricity generation from gas was 21.25 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas in Philippines is 21.25 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Philippines peaked at 22.35 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.02 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 47th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +4150.0% |
| 2002 | 8.77 terawatt-hours | +931.8% |
| 2003 | 13.14 terawatt-hours | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 12.38 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 16.86 terawatt-hours | +36.2% |
| 2006 | 16.37 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 18.79 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 19.58 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 19.89 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 19.52 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.59 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 19.64 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 18.79 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 18.69 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.88 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.85 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 20.55 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 21.33 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 22.35 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 19.5 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 18.68 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.88 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 16.67 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 18.05 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 21.25 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 21.25 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75 terawatt-hours, 7.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 21.25 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.49 terawatt-hours, 43.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from gas in Philippines 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 | +4150.0% | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours |
| 2002 | +931.8% | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 8.77 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.67 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 19.89 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.02 terawatt-hours | 18.69 terawatt-hours | 22.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.67 terawatt-hours | 16.67 terawatt-hours | 21.25 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More energy & mining data for Philippines
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.03 % 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 15.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Philippines?
- Electricity generation from gas in Philippines was 21.25 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 22.35 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Philippines ranks 47th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.