Electricity production from natural gas sources in United States of America
United States of America: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from natural gas sources in United States of America stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in United States of America peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1990.
United States of America ranks 48th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.9% | — |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 11.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 15.7% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 23.2% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 37.4% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 45 Russian Federation 44.0% compare
- 46 Italy 43.7% compare
- 47 Armenia 42.2% compare
- 49 Puerto Rico 41.8% compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 38.1% compare
- 51 Greece 37.4% compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in United States of America?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in United States of America was 42.0% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- United States of America ranks 48th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.