Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia stood at 16.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.0% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 28.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2024.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 32nd 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 Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.3% | — |
| 1991 | 18.9% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -36.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia 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 | -36.0% | 25.2% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 17.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.7% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.3% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 16.2% | 27.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.6% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 22.3% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,313 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe & Central Asia was 16.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.