Electricity production from natural gas sources in Euro area
Euro area: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 17.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 17.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Euro area peaked at 23.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1992.
That places Euro area 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.8% | — |
| 1991 | 8.4% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 14.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 14.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 17.7% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 67.6% compare
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- 29 Hong Kong, China 64.3% compare
- 30 Thailand 64.2% compare
- 31 Congo 63.6% compare
- 32 Kuwait 62.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Euro area
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 23.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 6,014 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Euro area?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Euro area was 17.7% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1992.
- How does Euro area rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Euro area ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.