Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from natural gas sources was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 9.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1990.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 1991 | 3.9% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +24.4% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -9.0% |
| 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% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +25.3% | 5.3% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 9.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,972 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.