Electricity production from natural gas sources in Myanmar
Myanmar: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 47.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Myanmar, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 47.8% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 113.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Myanmar peaked at 70.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2009.
Myanmar ranks 43rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.3% | — |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +54.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.7% | 38.9% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 16.8% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 20.0% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 47.8% | 53.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Myanmar?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Myanmar was 47.8% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2009.
- How does Myanmar rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Myanmar ranks 43rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.