Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Electricity production from natural gas sources was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 5.4% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 9.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1990.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +25.4% | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| 1993 | +25.0% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,920 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 5.4% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1990.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.