Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) by country
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
Countries reporting
208
Highest
100.0%
Turkmenistan
Lowest
0.0%
Zimbabwe
Median
2.6%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
7,792
What the numbers show
Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.6%, and the mean is 20.8%.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 1,007.4%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 100.0%).
Electricity production from natural gas sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Bahrain | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Algeria | 99.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 96.7% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 6 | Oman | 95.5% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 95.1% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 93.7% | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 92.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 85.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Moldova | 84.7% | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 12 | Gibraltar | 81.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Brunei | 78.8% | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 14 | Iran | 78.6% | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 77.2% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 75.9% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 75.8% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Libya | 73.8% | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Togo | 72.8% | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 71.1% | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 21 | Israel | 69.8% | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania | 69.8% | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69.1% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 68.6% | 2023 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia | 68.3% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.6% | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 65.8% | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 28 | Belarus | 64.7% | 2023 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 64.3% | 2023 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 64.2% | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 31 | Congo | 63.6% | 2023 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Kuwait | 62.6% | 2023 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 61.9% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 34 | Jordan | 61.7% | 2023 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 60.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 59.3% | 2023 | up 473.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 58.2% | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 38 | Chad | 54.0% | 2021 | up 447.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 52.3% | 2023 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Syria | 51.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 41 | Argentina | 48.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 47.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 47.8% | 2023 | up 113.2% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 45.1% | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Russia | 44.0% | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 43.7% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 47 | Armenia | 42.2% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 48 | United States | 42.0% | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 41.8% | 2021 | up 174.1% | rising |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 38.1% | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 37.4% | 2024 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Gabon | 36.4% | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 53 | Netherlands | 35.8% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 54 | Malaysia | 34.9% | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 30.5% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 56 | Japan | 29.8% | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 57 | El Salvador | 29.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 28.5% | 2023 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 59 | Pakistan | 27.7% | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 26.8% | 2021 | up 129.3% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 26.5% | 2024 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 62 | Rwanda | 25.2% | 2023 | up 828.7% | volatile |
| 63 | South Korea | 24.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 64 | Georgia | 23.9% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 65 | Croatia | 22.0% | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 66 | Panama | 21.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 20.1% | 2023 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Cameroon | 19.5% | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Turkey | 19.4% | 2024 | down 59.4% | rising |
| 70 | Colombia | 19.3% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 71 | Hungary | 18.8% | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 72 | Belgium | 18.4% | 2024 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 73 | Spain | 18.2% | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Germany | 17.5% | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 75 | Australia | 17.3% | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 76 | Canada | 16.4% | 2024 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 77 | Romania | 15.8% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 78 | Mozambique | 15.7% | 2023 | up 1,007.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | 14.1% | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 13.8% | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Indonesia | 12.9% | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 82 | Cuba | 12.6% | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Poland | 12.4% | 2024 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 11.0% | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Ukraine | 10.4% | 2023 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 86 | Lithuania | 10.4% | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 9.7% | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 88 | New Zealand | 9.7% | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 89 | Vietnam | 9.6% | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 9.2% | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 9.1% | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 92 | Angola | 8.8% | 2023 | up 299.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Andorra | 6.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 6.4% | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Venezuela | 5.2% | 2023 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 96 | Niger | 5.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Czechia | 5.1% | 2024 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Serbia | 4.9% | 2023 | up 550.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 4.8% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 100 | France | 3.1% | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 101 | China | 3.0% | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 102 | India | 3.0% | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 103 | Slovenia | 2.8% | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2023 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Denmark | 2.6% | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 2.4% | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2023 | up 651.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Yemen | 1.2% | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 1.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 0.9% | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 111 | Norway | 0.9% | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 114 | Bahamas | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Albania | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | American Samoa | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Belize | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Curacao | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Guam | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Haiti | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Laos | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Liberia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Mali | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Nauru | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Palau | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | North Korea | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | East Timor | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.0%
- Caribbean small states 81.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 69.8%
- Arab World 66.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 65.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 65.6%
- Africa Western and Central 58.1%
- IDA blend 45.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 45.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 39.5%
- North America 38.9%
- IDA total 34.1%
About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.