Electricity production from natural gas sources in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 25.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Low & middle income, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 25.8% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 98.8% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Low & middle income peaked at 25.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2023.
Low & middle income ranks 23rd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.0% | — |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +98.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 13.0% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 20 United Arab Emirates 71.1% compare
- 21 Israel 69.8% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.8% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 69.1% compare
- 24 Benin 68.6% compare
- 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.3% compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 67.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,450 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Low & middle income?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Low & middle income was 25.8% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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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.