Electricity production from natural gas sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Electricity production from natural gas sources was 65.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from natural gas sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 65.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 70.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1990.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.5% | — |
| 1991 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 43.1% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 39.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 54.5% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 54.8% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.6% | 67.7% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.0% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 65.6% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding 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.