Data for 2009
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2009
Figures for 2009, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2009 covers 171 countries on 3 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 87 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2008, 81 values changed (40 up, 41 down), the same countries are covered.
Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2009
Highest3 countries share it
100.00Lowest87 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, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 171 countries · select a heading to sort
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.000 | 22.56 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 100.00 | 100.000 | 24.16 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 100.00 | 100.000 | 15.98 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 99.49 | 99.745 | 7.84 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 98.90 | 100.000 | 3.62 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 97.83 | 100.000 | 18.45 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 97.64 | 99.221 | 38.50 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 95.35 | 98.820 | 15.26 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 93.54 | 94.346 | 6.19 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 91.49 | 98.738 | 37.23 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 90.97 | 99.510 | 14.28 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 90.16 | 91.429 | 3.15 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 85.20 | 87.851 | 18.85 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 81.73 | 99.638 | 30.37 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 80.90 | 87.066 | 50.10 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 80.60 | 97.488 | 41.80 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 77.06 | 77.059 | 19.79 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 72.73 | 77.273 | 0.22 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 62.56 | 62.735 | 5.85 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 61.35 | 62.158 | 6.21 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 61.30 | 86.578 | 112.35 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 58.26 | 85.132 | 27.98 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 51.46 | 75.814 | 286.36 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 49.33 | 80.417 | 194.81 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 48.09 | 91.466 | 37.85 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 45.64 | 95.616 | 43.34 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 41.46 | 43.750 | 4.80 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 39.20 | 100.000 | 30.38 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 37.06 | 56.370 | 290.72 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 36.09 | 36.086 | 5.57 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 35.19 | 38.889 | 0.54 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 34.97 | 48.087 | 1.83 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 32.93 | 99.836 | 54.73 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 32.59 | 41.332 | 89.76 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 32.12 | 67.426 | 61.92 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 31.68 | 39.399 | 32.92 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 30.82 | 87.671 | 1.46 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 29.79 | 62.961 | 49.38 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 29.22 | 66.975 | 96.11 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 29.02 | 48.984 | 35.91 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 28.84 | 100.000 | 53.22 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 28.69 | 100.000 | 38.62 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 23.38 | 69.176 | 3,939.82 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 21.14 | 21.140 | 5.44 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 20.63 | 28.312 | 42.95 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 19.28 | 27.313 | 56.75 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 18.64 | 28.742 | 66.21 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 18.40 | 72.221 | 36.25 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 18.27 | 99.262 | 23.04 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 18.26 | 86.477 | 60.34 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 17.36 | 24.534 | 6.97 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 16.91 | 62.908 | 3.37 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 16.55 | 43.970 | 13.35 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 16.44 | 88.218 | 13.75 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 15.14 | 28.109 | 119.57 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 14.34 | 21.243 | 14.64 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 13.63 | 37.233 | 72.06 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 13.42 | 96.108 | 17.73 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 13.25 | 52.596 | 57.59 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 11.41 | 11.885 | 8.33 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 10.46 | 49.615 | 18.16 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 7.60 | 26.726 | 25.93 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 7.14 | 29.443 | 5.74 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 6.51 | 51.317 | 60.37 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 4.63 | 55.235 | 42.31 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.88 | 9.639 | 528.87 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3.60 | 35.082 | 16.39 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 3.23 | 3.428 | 130.97 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3.18 | 94.240 | 150.86 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.64 | 90.492 | 3.05 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.52 | 80.228 | 3,714.65 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1.46 | 95.223 | 12.98 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 1.37 | 1.365 | 16.12 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 1.31 | 43.791 | 1.53 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1.25 | 93.850 | 8.78 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 1.20 | 60.963 | 81.64 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 1.14 | 3.382 | 136.60 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1.02 | 1.152 | 7.81 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.94 | 100.000 | 1.07 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.73 | 7.923 | 10.98 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.45 | 72.050 | 37.71 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.23 | 31.834 | 8.67 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.22 | 23.602 | 8.94 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.06 | 0.060 | 16.79 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 12.360 | 0.89 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.000 | 5.20 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.18 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 33.401 | 4.91 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.33 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.00 | 96.842 | 0.95 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 2.14 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.00 | 20.833 | 0.24 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.13 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.000 | 6.93 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.62 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.19 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 81.429 | 0.70 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.12 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 96.774 | 0.31 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.63 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 12.500 | 0.16 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.17 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.05 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.00 | 4.870 | 9.24 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | 99.424 | 5.21 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.35 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.00 | 84.615 | 0.13 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.29 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 3.030 | 0.66 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.00 | 62.963 | 0.27 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.00 | 37.349 | 0.83 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.00 | 63.793 | 0.58 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.24 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.00 | 36.585 | 0.41 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.20 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 1.87 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.00 | 54.209 | 8.91 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.00 | 35.000 | 0.80 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.00 | 98.795 | 0.83 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.00 | 71.831 | 0.71 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.00 | 52.624 | 6.86 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.000 | 16.71 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.00 | 92.500 | 4.40 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.00 | 39.389 | 6.55 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.02 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.000 | 3.37 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.65 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.25 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.00 | 37.815 | 1.19 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 7.186 | 1.67 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.39 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.00 | 53.846 | 1.56 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 100.000 | 2.17 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.00 | 85.714 | 0.77 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.00 | 76.265 | 2.57 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.00 | 99.257 | 4.04 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.00 | 25.000 | 2.76 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.01 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 5.333 | 1.50 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.02 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.325 | 3.08 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.00 | 77.835 | 1.94 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.00 | 69.275 | 3.45 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.26 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.00 | 47.049 | 23.38 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 81.378 | 6.82 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.50 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.00 | 43.271 | 6.91 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.00 | 0.000 | 54.94 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 48.387 | 0.31 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.36 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.00 | 85.714 | 0.14 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.00 | 61.538 | 0.13 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 83.333 | 0.06 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.35 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.00 | 66.667 | 0.06 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.08 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.33 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 49.319 | 6.61 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.00 | 26.667 | 0.15 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.05 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.20 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 36.364 | 2.42 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.92 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.06 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 6.75 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.00 | 0.101 | 9.89 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.00 | 24.280 | 7.29 |
02In 2009
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 Tobago99.49
- Brunei98.90
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)
Highest43 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 76.265
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
United States3,939.82Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 5.57
032008 → 2009
Since 2008
What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 81values changed, of 171 in both
- 40 · 41rose · fell
- 90unchanged
Rose most
- Republic of the Congo19.57 → 35.19+15.62
- Syria31.30 → 45.64+14.34
- Tanzania31.24 → 41.46+10.22
- Colombia10.38 → 19.28+8.90
- Gabon27.62 → 34.97+7.35
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.
83 distinct values among 171
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 87 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 171 countries has every column.
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Ember (2009). Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gas-electricity/2009
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07Questions
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2009: questions and answers
Which country has the highest gas power in Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2009?
3 countries share the highest reading, 100.00, so no single country is named.
What year does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2009 describe?
2009.
How many countries does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2009 cover?
171.
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