Electricity production from natural gas sources in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 16.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Lower middle income, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 16.7% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Lower middle income peaked at 25.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2023.
Lower middle income ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.7% | — |
| 1991 | 19.7% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.8% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.7% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.7% | 21.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More energy & mining data for Lower middle income
- Fuel imports 27.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 25.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 906.18 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Lower middle income?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Lower middle income was 16.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.