Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from natural gas sources was 17.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 17.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.3% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 39.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2024.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.0% | — |
| 1991 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -51.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -51.3% | 35.2% | 17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 30.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 34.8% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 17.1% | 36.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.6% (2021)
- Fuel exports 22.7% (2021)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 2.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 11.3% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,571 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 17.1% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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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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.