Share of electricity generation from gas in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of electricity generation from gas was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
97.6%
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of electricity generation from gas in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 99.7% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Bahrain peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2006.
Bahrain ranks 2nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 7.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.3%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 97.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 99.5% compare
- 4 Algeria 98.6% compare
- 5 Qatar 95.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Bahrain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in Bahrain?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Bahrain was 99.7% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.