Share of electricity generation from gas in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of electricity generation from gas was 18.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Indonesia, 1985–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 18.5% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Indonesia peaked at 41.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1992.
That places Indonesia 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.1% | — |
| 1986 | 10.1% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -29.3% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | +147.0% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +42.2% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -23.9% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +4.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 18.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 18.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 5.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +147.0% | 10.9% | 26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 8.1% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 16.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 20.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.0% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in Indonesia?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Indonesia was 18.5% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1992.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Indonesia ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.