Share of electricity generation from gas in Belarus
Belarus: Share of electricity generation from gas was 54.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from gas in Belarus, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 54.5% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Belarus peaked at 99.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2025.
Belarus ranks 38th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.3% | — |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 54.5% | -7.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 54.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 4.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 54.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2% | 81.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 54.5% | 90.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % 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 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in Belarus?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Belarus was 54.5% in 2025, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Belarus ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.