Electricity generation from gas in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Electricity generation from gas was 33 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 33 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Turkmenistan peaked at 33 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.85 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.62 terawatt-hours | 9.85 terawatt-hours | 15.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.77 terawatt-hours | 16.66 terawatt-hours | 25.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.47 terawatt-hours | 25.76 terawatt-hours | 33 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Turkmenistan
- Gas production 724.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 95,062 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 724.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 95,062 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 59.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 14.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita 25.9% (2023)
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 4.04 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 194.32 cubic meters (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Turkmenistan?
- Electricity generation from gas in Turkmenistan was 33 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.85 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Turkmenistan ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.