Electricity production from natural gas sources in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 25.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 25.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 113.5% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Upper middle income peaked at 25.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1990.
Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.1% | — |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +113.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 25.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 19 Togo 72.8% compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 71.1% compare
- 21 Israel 69.8% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.8% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 69.1% compare
- 24 Benin 68.6% compare
- 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Upper middle income?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Upper middle income was 25.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1990.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Upper middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.