Electricity production from natural gas sources in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 28.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Kazakhstan, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 28.5% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Kazakhstan peaked at 28.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2007.
Kazakhstan ranks 58th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.5% | — |
| 1991 | 10.1% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -41.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +55.0% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +59.9% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -45.6% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +76.5% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 6.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 8.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 21.7% | 28.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.5% compare
- 56 Japan 29.8% compare
- 57 El Salvador 29.6% compare
- 59 Pakistan 27.7% compare
- 60 Papua New Guinea 26.8% compare
- 61 Latvia 26.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Kazakhstan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 3.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Kazakhstan?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Kazakhstan was 28.5% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2007.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.