Electricity production from natural gas sources in World
World: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in World, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
World recorded 28.9% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.9% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in World peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1992.
That places World 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.7% | — |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 14.6% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 17.8% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 21.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.1% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Gibraltar 81.0% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 78.8% compare
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 78.6% compare
- 15 Nigeria 77.2% compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 75.9% compare
- 17 Egypt 75.8% compare
- 18 Libya 73.8% compare
More energy & mining data for World
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 10.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.5% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.5% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,558 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in World?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in World was 28.9% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1992.
- How does World rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- World ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.