Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) by country
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
Countries reporting
123
Highest
100.0%
Turkmenistan
Lowest
0.0%
Lebanon
Median
25.2%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
7,792
What the numbers show
Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Lebanon.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.2%, and the mean is 35.1%.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 1,007.4%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 100.0%).
Electricity production from natural gas sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Bahrain | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Algeria | 99.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 96.7% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 6 | Oman | 95.5% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 95.1% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 93.7% | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 92.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 85.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Moldova | 84.7% | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 12 | Gibraltar | 81.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Brunei | 78.8% | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 14 | Iran | 78.6% | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 77.2% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 75.9% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 75.8% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Libya | 73.8% | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Togo | 72.8% | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 71.1% | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 21 | Israel | 69.8% | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania | 69.8% | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69.1% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 68.6% | 2023 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia | 68.3% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.6% | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 65.8% | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 28 | Belarus | 64.7% | 2023 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 64.3% | 2023 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 64.2% | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 31 | Congo | 63.6% | 2023 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Kuwait | 62.6% | 2023 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 61.9% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 34 | Jordan | 61.7% | 2023 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 60.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 59.3% | 2023 | up 473.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 58.2% | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 38 | Chad | 54.0% | 2021 | up 447.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 52.3% | 2023 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Syria | 51.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 41 | Argentina | 48.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 47.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 47.8% | 2023 | up 113.2% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 45.1% | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Russia | 44.0% | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 43.7% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 47 | Armenia | 42.2% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 48 | United States | 42.0% | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 41.8% | 2021 | up 174.1% | rising |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 38.1% | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 37.4% | 2024 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Gabon | 36.4% | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 53 | Netherlands | 35.8% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 54 | Malaysia | 34.9% | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 30.5% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 56 | Japan | 29.8% | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 57 | El Salvador | 29.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 28.5% | 2023 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 59 | Pakistan | 27.7% | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 26.8% | 2021 | up 129.3% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 26.5% | 2024 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 62 | Rwanda | 25.2% | 2023 | up 828.7% | volatile |
| 63 | South Korea | 24.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 64 | Georgia | 23.9% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 65 | Croatia | 22.0% | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 66 | Panama | 21.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 20.1% | 2023 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Cameroon | 19.5% | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Turkey | 19.4% | 2024 | down 59.4% | rising |
| 70 | Colombia | 19.3% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 71 | Hungary | 18.8% | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 72 | Belgium | 18.4% | 2024 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 73 | Spain | 18.2% | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Germany | 17.5% | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 75 | Australia | 17.3% | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 76 | Canada | 16.4% | 2024 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 77 | Romania | 15.8% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 78 | Mozambique | 15.7% | 2023 | up 1,007.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | 14.1% | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 13.8% | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Indonesia | 12.9% | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 82 | Cuba | 12.6% | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Poland | 12.4% | 2024 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 11.0% | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Ukraine | 10.4% | 2023 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 86 | Lithuania | 10.4% | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 9.7% | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 88 | New Zealand | 9.7% | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 89 | Vietnam | 9.6% | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 9.2% | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 9.1% | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 92 | Angola | 8.8% | 2023 | up 299.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Andorra | 6.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 6.4% | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Venezuela | 5.2% | 2023 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 96 | Niger | 5.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Czechia | 5.1% | 2024 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Serbia | 4.9% | 2023 | up 550.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 4.8% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 100 | France | 3.1% | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 101 | China | 3.0% | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 102 | India | 3.0% | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 103 | Slovenia | 2.8% | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2023 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Denmark | 2.6% | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 2.4% | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2023 | up 651.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Yemen | 1.2% | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 1.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 0.9% | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 111 | Norway | 0.9% | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 114 | Bahamas | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Belize | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean Small States 81.8%
- Euro area 17.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 69.8%
- European Union 15.7%
- Arab World 66.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 65.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 65.6%
- Africa Western and Central 58.1%
- IDA blend 45.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 45.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 39.5%
- North America 38.9%
- IDA total 34.1%
- OECD members 30.2%
- Post-demographic dividend 29.7%
- High income 29.4%
- World 28.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 27.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 26.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 26.5%
- Least developed countries 26.2%
- IDA only 26.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 26.0%
- Upper middle income 25.9%
- Low & middle income 25.8%
- Middle income 25.8%
- IBRD only 24.1%
- IDA & IBRD total 23.9%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 23.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 19.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.1%
- Lower middle income 16.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 16.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 15.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.2%
- Low income 12.0%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 10.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 9.8%
- South Asia 5.9%
About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.