Share of electricity generation from gas in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of electricity generation from gas was 21.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from gas in Pakistan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 21.0% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Pakistan peaked at 50.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2025.
That places Pakistan 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +34.0% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | -16.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 21.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 160.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 21.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.3%, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 29.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 25.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 21.0% | 33.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More energy & mining data for Pakistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.12 % 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 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in Pakistan?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Pakistan was 21.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Pakistan ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.