Share of electricity generation from gas by country
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.
Countries reporting
124
Highest
100.0%
Turkmenistan
Lowest
0.0%
South Africa
Median
22.1%
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
6,030
What the numbers show
Share of electricity generation from gas is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 0.0% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.1%, and the mean is 35.0%.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 1,135.2%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 100.0%).
Share of electricity generation from gas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Bahrain | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | Algeria | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 95.9% | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 6 | Tunisia | 94.9% | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 7 | Oman | 91.9% | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 91.1% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 89.5% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 87.6% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 11 | Moldova | 85.2% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 12 | Malta | 83.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Gibraltar | 81.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Israel | 79.7% | 2025 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 79.6% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 16 | Brunei | 79.1% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 17 | Libya | 74.5% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 18 | Congo | 73.8% | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 72.5% | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 72.3% | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 21 | Benin | 72.3% | 2024 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70.9% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 23 | Togo | 70.4% | 2024 | up 393.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Nigeria | 68.7% | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 68.3% | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 65.5% | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 64.3% | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 64.1% | 2024 | up 179.6% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 63.3% | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 30 | Macao | 62.8% | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Tanzania | 62.8% | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia | 62.4% | 2025 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 33 | Kuwait | 62.0% | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 34 | Jordan | 62.0% | 2024 | up 771.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 61.6% | 2025 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 61.4% | 2024 | up 188.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Jamaica | 56.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Belarus | 54.5% | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 39 | Iraq | 53.0% | 2024 | up 141.3% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 52.7% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 41 | Syria | 52.3% | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 42 | Taiwan | 48.8% | 2025 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Ireland | 48.4% | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 47.2% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 45 | Myanmar | 46.1% | 2024 | up 33.1% | flat |
| 46 | Russia | 44.7% | 2025 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 47 | Gabon | 44.2% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 48 | United States | 40.0% | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 38.4% | 2025 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 36.1% | 2025 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands | 34.9% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 52 | Armenia | 34.1% | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 33.8% | 2025 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 54 | Japan | 32.8% | 2025 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 31.1% | 2025 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 29.5% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 29.4% | 2025 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 58 | South Korea | 27.9% | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 26.8% | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 26.5% | 2024 | up 444.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Latvia | 26.2% | 2025 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 22.1% | 2025 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 63 | Cameroon | 22.0% | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Spain | 21.6% | 2025 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Belgium | 21.5% | 2025 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 66 | Pakistan | 21.0% | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 67 | Panama | 20.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Georgia | 20.4% | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 69 | Hungary | 20.3% | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 19.6% | 2025 | up 516.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 19.2% | 2024 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 72 | Croatia | 18.8% | 2025 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 18.7% | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 74 | Indonesia | 18.5% | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 75 | Canada | 17.8% | 2025 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 17.3% | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 77 | Lithuania | 16.5% | 2025 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Germany | 16.5% | 2025 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 79 | Australia | 16.4% | 2025 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 80 | Portugal | 16.4% | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Mozambique | 15.8% | 2024 | up 1,135.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 15.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 83 | Poland | 14.3% | 2025 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | 13.8% | 2025 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 85 | Cuba | 13.6% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 86 | Austria | 11.9% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 87 | Slovakia | 11.3% | 2025 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 88 | Morocco | 10.9% | 2025 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Angola | 9.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | New Zealand | 8.9% | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 91 | Brazil | 7.3% | 2025 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 6.9% | 2025 | up 1,071.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 6.4% | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 94 | Slovenia | 6.4% | 2025 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Vietnam | 6.2% | 2025 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Czechia | 5.4% | 2025 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Niger | 5.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 4.9% | 2025 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 99 | Venezuela | 4.5% | 2024 | down 84.3% | falling |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 3.9% | 2025 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 101 | China | 3.2% | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 102 | France | 3.0% | 2025 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Barbados | 2.7% | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 104 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2025 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2025 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 106 | India | 2.3% | 2025 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2025 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Estonia | 1.3% | 2025 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Finland | 1.2% | 2025 | down 84.8% | falling |
| 110 | Suriname | 1.1% | 2024 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 111 | Yemen | 1.1% | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 1.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Guyana | 0.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Norway | 0.6% | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2025 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 116 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 118 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.