Electricity production from natural gas sources in India
India: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in India, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
India recorded 3.0% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in India peaked at 12.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
That places India 102nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in India, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -28.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 3.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in India?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in India was 3.0% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does India rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- India ranks 102nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.