Data for 2002
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2002
Figures for 2002, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2002 covers 169 countries on 3 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 95 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2001, 70 values changed (35 up, 35 down), the same countries are covered.
Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2002
Highest3 countries share it
100.00Lowest95 countries share it
0.00Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 169 countries · select a heading to sort
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 15.26 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 10.94 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 100.00 | 100.00 | 10.70 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 99.47 | 99.47 | 5.64 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 98.89 | 100.00 | 2.71 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 97.61 | 99.78 | 27.65 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 94.75 | 99.89 | 26.46 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 93.57 | 94.64 | 2.80 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 93.44 | 93.79 | 5.64 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 89.11 | 99.24 | 11.84 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 87.81 | 94.46 | 18.95 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 81.99 | 100.00 | 10.33 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 74.31 | 87.81 | 49.40 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 71.43 | 85.71 | 0.07 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 67.49 | 67.68 | 5.29 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 61.76 | 61.76 | 21.55 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 58.41 | 91.66 | 94.64 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 58.30 | 89.29 | 18.68 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 53.87 | 97.78 | 34.66 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 45.49 | 91.17 | 28.07 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 45.19 | 46.39 | 4.16 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 45.17 | 58.38 | 5.07 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 43.67 | 94.44 | 24.80 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 40.89 | 73.56 | 128.46 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 35.82 | 82.59 | 277.53 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 35.65 | 68.13 | 75.77 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 35.61 | 100.00 | 34.23 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 33.00 | 37.53 | 3.97 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 29.76 | 29.76 | 5.31 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 29.74 | 44.77 | 43.44 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 29.71 | 60.78 | 36.15 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 25.24 | 30.37 | 40.21 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 24.53 | 82.63 | 39.10 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 22.45 | 37.42 | 1.47 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 22.08 | 40.08 | 80.94 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 22.00 | 100.00 | 36.37 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 21.11 | 100.00 | 17.53 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 20.65 | 35.19 | 91.85 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 20.21 | 67.94 | 2.87 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 19.94 | 53.90 | 12.69 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 19.85 | 78.64 | 45.55 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 18.30 | 23.66 | 44.71 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 18.10 | 64.36 | 48.46 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 17.98 | 70.96 | 3,844.23 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 16.48 | 60.38 | 54.42 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 15.52 | 43.77 | 74.92 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 15.36 | 30.89 | 60.63 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 13.50 | 59.91 | 239.91 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 13.33 | 17.72 | 12.98 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 13.23 | 93.29 | 53.36 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 13.23 | 98.46 | 33.86 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 13.04 | 99.53 | 23.16 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 12.20 | 16.19 | 17.29 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 8.37 | 99.38 | 8.12 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 7.80 | 27.38 | 32.18 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 7.78 | 93.37 | 15.69 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 6.21 | 99.65 | 8.53 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 5.70 | 6.82 | 7.19 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 5.00 | 17.10 | 21.99 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 4.06 | 36.92 | 11.81 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.66 | 46.91 | 42.08 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.33 | 9.40 | 551.24 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.12 | 71.41 | 76.00 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.99 | 38.77 | 14.60 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.54 | 98.06 | 142.49 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1.50 | 70.13 | 33.24 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 1.16 | 100.00 | 0.86 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.92 | 0.92 | 15.30 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.81 | 39.84 | 1.23 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.48 | 87.50 | 2.08 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.38 | 5.07 | 146.70 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.25 | 80.86 | 1,654.00 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.15 | 0.42 | 130.24 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.07 | 99.93 | 45.50 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 21.13 | 0.71 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 6.20 | 3.71 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.18 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 35.23 | 1.76 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.19 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.82 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 1.89 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.00 | 35.71 | 0.14 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.06 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.18 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 1.15 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.14 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 83.33 | 0.36 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 94.74 | 0.19 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 3.67 | 3.27 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.48 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 27.27 | 0.11 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.10 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.03 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.03 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.00 | 1.62 | 7.42 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 3.79 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.20 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.00 | 57.14 | 0.07 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.00 | 92.52 | 13.90 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.17 | 6.06 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.26 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 4.17 | 0.72 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.00 | 58.33 | 0.24 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.00 | 30.12 | 0.83 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.00 | 71.74 | 0.46 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.15 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 31.22 | 7.27 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.00 | 41.94 | 0.31 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.15 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 1.72 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.00 | 60.36 | 6.66 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.00 | 41.58 | 1.01 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.02 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.00 | 98.91 | 0.92 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.00 | 52.73 | 0.55 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.00 | 59.28 | 4.15 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.12 | 8.35 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.00 | 97.85 | 6.96 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.00 | 23.30 | 5.15 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.02 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 10.08 | 3.57 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 94.20 | 11.55 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.20 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.00 | 95.88 | 1.70 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.00 | 36.05 | 0.86 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 9.38 | 1.28 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.19 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.00 | 73.87 | 1.11 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2.05 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.00 | 94.34 | 0.53 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.00 | 72.45 | 1.96 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 3.09 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.24 | 12.58 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 0.70 | 1.43 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.03 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.00 | 81.14 | 1.75 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.00 | 74.90 | 2.55 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.19 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 87.52 | 6.09 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.15 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.00 | 35.35 | 5.29 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.21 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 41.18 | 0.17 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.18 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.29 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.00 | 80.00 | 0.10 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.00 | 45.46 | 0.11 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 75.00 | 0.04 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.23 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.00 | 87.50 | 0.16 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.06 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.27 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 53.67 | 3.00 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 4.50 | 2.89 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.00 | 43.75 | 0.16 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.04 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.10 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.58 | 1.72 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.00 | 1.04 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.00 | 0.31 | 9.60 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.05 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 100.00 | 3.77 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.74 | 8.16 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.00 | 55.59 | 8.58 |
02In 2002
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Bahrainshared100.00
- Qatarshared100.00
- Turkmenistanshared100.00
- Trinidad and Tobago99.47
- Brunei98.89
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.00. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest46 share it
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 78.64
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
United States3,844.23Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 3.77
032001 → 2002
Since 2001
What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 70values changed, of 169 in both
- 35 · 35rose · fell
- 99unchanged
Rose most
- Luxembourg77.01 → 93.57+16.56
- Philippines1.81 → 18.10+16.29
- Ireland37.21 → 43.67+6.46
- Singapore47.82 → 53.87+6.04
- Croatia14.35 → 19.94+5.58
Fell most
- Armenia48.61 → 29.76−18.85
- Georgia19.19 → 5.70−13.48
- Kuwait30.70 → 22.00−8.70
- New Zealand30.96 → 25.24−5.72
- Myanmar50.11 → 45.17−4.94
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
72 distinct values among 169
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 95 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 169 countries has every column.
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Ember (2002). Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gas-electricity/2002
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07Questions
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2002: questions and answers
Which country has the highest gas power in Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2002?
3 countries share the highest reading, 100.00, so no single country is named.
What year does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2002 describe?
2002.
How many countries does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2002 cover?
169.
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