Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 26.0% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 158.6% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 26.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9% | — |
| 1991 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +158.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +158.6% | 10.0% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 10.0% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 18 Libya 73.8% compare
- 19 Togo 72.8% compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 71.1% compare
- 21 Israel 69.8% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.8% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 69.1% compare
- 24 Benin 68.6% compare
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific
- Fuel imports 18.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.5% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 14.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,353 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in East Asia & Pacific was 26.0% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.