Electricity production from natural gas sources in High income
High income: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in High income, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
High income recorded 29.4% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in High income peaked at 34.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1992.
High income ranks 14th 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.2% | — |
| 1991 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.4% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 29.4% | 34.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 11 Republic of Moldova 84.7% compare
- 12 Gibraltar 81.0% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 78.8% compare
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 78.6% compare
- 15 Nigeria 77.2% compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 75.9% compare
- 17 Egypt 75.8% compare
More energy & mining data for High income
- Fuel imports 11.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 11.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.5% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.1% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 8,838 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in High income?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in High income was 29.4% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1992.
- How does High income rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- High income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.