Data for 2003

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2003

Figures for 2003, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2003 covers 170 countries on 3 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 94 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2002, 72 values changed (45 up, 27 down), 1 country joined.

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Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2003

Highest3 countries share it

100.00

Lowest94 countries share it

0.00

Shaded 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.

170countries
3measures per country
2003the year it describes
75distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2003, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2003: every country, as published by Ember.

BahrainBHRWestern Asia	100.00	100.000	15.70
QatarQATWestern Asia	100.00	100.000	12.01
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	100.00	100.000	10.80
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	99.69	99.845	6.44
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	99.06	100.000	3.20
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	97.43	98.316	11.28
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	96.79	99.121	29.57
BelarusBLREastern Europe	95.79	99.887	26.63
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	93.91	94.982	2.79
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	93.41	93.761	5.77
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	87.79	94.420	20.07
OmanOMNWestern Asia	81.98	100.000	10.71
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	71.43	85.714	0.07
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	70.58	83.238	48.74
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	64.17	64.370	5.08
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	63.07	63.069	20.20
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	60.73	97.197	35.32
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	57.63	91.641	95.47
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	52.78	88.523	21.26
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	52.52	95.369	24.83
BoliviaBOLSouth America	51.96	53.349	4.33
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	50.23	90.822	30.40
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	49.45	61.624	5.42
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	47.77	63.511	82.08
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	45.54	74.516	139.54
ItalyITASouthern Europe	40.98	83.631	286.27
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	38.54	41.058	3.97
ChileCHLSouth America	35.56	50.075	46.63
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	34.81	66.774	34.13
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	28.68	28.679	5.30
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	25.86	41.869	83.57
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	24.82	66.585	52.94
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	24.62	100.000	39.80
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	24.05	33.911	40.37
GabonGABMiddle Africa	22.88	41.176	1.53
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	21.59	100.000	35.43
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	21.23	82.445	45.97
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	20.37	100.000	18.95
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	19.25	39.210	57.97
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	17.69	66.867	54.84
VenezuelaVENSouth America	17.59	34.171	91.95
United StatesUSANorthern America	16.80	71.235	3,868.94
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	16.77	69.876	3.22
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	16.69	61.845	46.39
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	16.43	50.415	84.28
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	15.65	58.511	13.16
SpainESPSouthern Europe	15.30	54.283	257.30
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	15.00	15.000	0.40
ColombiaCOLSouth America	14.78	21.385	46.20
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	14.00	89.717	57.28
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	13.39	15.994	18.82
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	13.17	99.582	23.92
IraqIRQWestern Asia	10.45	98.482	28.33
CubaCUBCaribbean	10.18	94.624	15.81
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	9.52	13.342	15.44
JordanJORWestern Asia	9.34	99.377	8.03
EcuadorECUSouth America	8.19	38.066	11.48
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	7.89	9.014	7.10
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	7.75	30.794	30.98
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.42	90.409	14.18
PeruPERSouth America	5.76	18.317	22.93
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	4.92	99.508	10.16
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.16	52.058	42.28
FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.46	10.121	559.13
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.68	40.058	13.83
SenegalSENWestern Africa	2.15	83.691	2.33
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.91	66.494	82.79
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.61	98.500	150.01
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.58	74.489	34.26
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.15	100.000	0.87
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.03	1.030	16.51
SurinameSURSouth America	0.77	42.308	1.30
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.54	6.825	135.39
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.28	0.600	106.67
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.27	82.695	1,910.57
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.06	99.915	47.04
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.00	30.769	0.91
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	2.103	5.23
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.19
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.00	37.688	1.99
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.21
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.84
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	100.000	2.00
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	62.500	0.16
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.08
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	2.50
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	100.000	1.04
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.14
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	77.778	0.45
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.10
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.19
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.00	4.384	3.65
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.51
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	27.273	0.11
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	100.000	0.11
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.04
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	2.192	7.30
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	4.05
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	62.500	0.08
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.164	6.11
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.28
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.00	4.688	0.64
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	66.667	0.24
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	45.977	0.87
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	68.085	0.47
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.17
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.00	34.354	5.88
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	41.935	0.31
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.16
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	100.000	1.78
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.00	51.230	6.91
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	53.488	0.86
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.02
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	98.780	0.82
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	52.830	0.53
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	58.974	4.68
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.118	8.44
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.00	97.493	7.18
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	18.066	5.48
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.02
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	10.159	3.15
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	89.559	12.93
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.32
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	91.667	1.80
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	36.458	0.96
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	7.634	1.31
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.22
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	74.775	1.11
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	100.000	2.24
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	92.000	0.50
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.00	72.727	2.09
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.00	100.000	3.11
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	0.278	10.79
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.00	0.699	1.43
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.03
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	2.26
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.00	81.714	1.75
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	72.593	2.70
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.20
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.00	44.444	20.88
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.00	79.643	6.73
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	0.34
PanamaPANCentral America	0.00	49.013	5.57
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	51.77
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.00	33.333	0.18
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.18
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.30
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	81.818	0.11
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	50.000	0.10
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	75.000	0.04
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.23
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	86.667	0.15
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.06
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.28
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	63.112	3.47
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.00	4.059	2.71
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	33.333	0.18
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.04
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.11
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	0.556	1.80
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	1.04
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	0.117	8.58
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.05
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	100.000	4.10
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.00	0.721	8.32
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.00	39.249	8.79

02In 2003

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 Tobago99.69
Brunei99.06

Lowest

Zimbabweshared0.00
Zambiashared0.00
Yemenshared0.00
Samoashared0.00
Vanuatushared0.00

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)
Highest47 share it
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 74.888
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States3,868.94
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 4.07

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
72values changed, of 169 in both
45 · 27rose · fell
97unchanged

Rose most

Republic of the Congo0.00 → 15.00+15.00
Pakistan35.65 → 47.77+12.12
Ireland43.67 → 52.52+8.85
Tunisia89.11 → 97.43+8.32
Singapore53.87 → 60.73+6.86

Fell most

Hong Kong35.61 → 21.59−14.02
Azerbaijan58.30 → 52.78−5.52
Croatia19.94 → 15.65−4.28
Kyrgyzstan13.33 → 9.52−3.81
Uzbekistan74.31 → 70.58−3.73

+ North Korea

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.

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75 distinct values among 170
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 94 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
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Every one of the 170 countries has every column.

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Ember (2003). Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gas-electricity/2003

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