Electricity production from natural gas sources in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from natural gas sources in Central Europe and the Baltics is 10.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 12.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1997.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.0% | — |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -23.5% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.1% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.1% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More energy & mining data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Fuel imports 8.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,751 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Central Europe and the Baltics was 10.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1997.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.