Share of electricity generation from gas in Philippines
Philippines: Share of electricity generation from gas was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from gas in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from gas in Philippines is 17.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Philippines peaked at 32.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Philippines 76th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +3991.9% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +901.7% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +18.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 17.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 17.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 5.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +3991.9% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| 2002 | +901.7% | 1.8% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 0.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.1% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.3% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More energy & mining data for Philippines
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.03 % 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 15.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in Philippines?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Philippines was 17.3% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Philippines ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.