Electricity production from natural gas sources in OECD members
OECD members: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 30.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in OECD members, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from natural gas sources in OECD members is 30.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in OECD members peaked at 30.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1990.
That places OECD members 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.1% | — |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 15.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 23.4% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.7% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 9 Azerbaijan 92.4% compare
- 10 Malta 85.7% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 84.7% compare
- 12 Gibraltar 81.0% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 78.8% compare
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 78.6% compare
- 15 Nigeria 77.2% compare
More energy & mining data for OECD members
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 7,670 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in OECD members?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in OECD members was 30.2% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- OECD members ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.