Data for 2016
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2016
Figures for 2016, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. Turkmenistan is highest, at 100.000; 87 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.000. Against 2015, 84 values changed (46 up, 38 down), the same countries are covered.
Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2016
HighestTurkmenistan
100.000Lowest87 countries share it
0.000Shaded 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, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 172 countries · select a heading to sort
| TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 100.000 | 100.000 | 22.53 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 99.965 | 99.965 | 28.52 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 99.694 | 99.694 | 42.44 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 99.575 | 99.894 | 9.42 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 98.829 | 100.000 | 4.27 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 98.100 | 99.521 | 71.04 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 97.254 | 100.000 | 34.23 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 96.902 | 98.719 | 33.57 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 96.587 | 96.791 | 19.63 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 95.556 | 95.897 | 5.85 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 95.193 | 97.092 | 51.59 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 84.670 | 88.315 | 58.71 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 84.596 | 95.628 | 19.67 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 82.893 | 83.578 | 10.23 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 81.167 | 91.590 | 24.85 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 80.243 | 98.205 | 69.09 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 78.172 | 79.247 | 9.30 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 77.531 | 77.531 | 36.54 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 72.565 | 99.968 | 31.42 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 65.714 | 66.429 | 1.40 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 60.916 | 97.463 | 67.01 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 60.117 | 63.783 | 6.82 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 58.888 | 94.717 | 18.17 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 58.103 | 99.971 | 70.10 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 55.219 | 61.279 | 2.97 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 52.511 | 62.100 | 2.19 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 50.594 | 74.884 | 30.30 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 46.095 | 83.556 | 113.96 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 45.794 | 45.794 | 6.42 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 45.632 | 49.603 | 51.63 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 44.426 | 44.812 | 18.12 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 44.123 | 62.228 | 285.95 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 36.338 | 36.338 | 7.10 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 33.721 | 98.110 | 20.64 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 33.720 | 65.001 | 4,087.56 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 33.710 | 66.404 | 122.90 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 32.911 | 41.772 | 0.79 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 32.848 | 96.674 | 4.81 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 32.791 | 99.633 | 38.12 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 32.518 | 67.114 | 274.40 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 30.742 | 46.075 | 116.94 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 30.372 | 57.783 | 13.17 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 27.805 | 72.344 | 53.84 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 27.273 | 42.149 | 3.63 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 26.177 | 31.479 | 84.31 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 25.497 | 95.813 | 81.93 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 22.363 | 38.397 | 7.11 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 21.864 | 75.790 | 90.79 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 21.304 | 45.301 | 59.05 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 20.874 | 34.384 | 76.17 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 20.341 | 88.924 | 18.78 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 20.326 | 39.460 | 31.88 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 19.516 | 39.690 | 270.70 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 19.321 | 19.495 | 11.49 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 17.400 | 70.231 | 4.77 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 15.625 | 50.000 | 0.64 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 15.032 | 57.110 | 78.83 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 15.026 | 40.424 | 64.22 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 15.005 | 17.285 | 18.86 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 14.209 | 95.572 | 20.55 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 13.233 | 15.666 | 43.15 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 13.088 | 21.258 | 64.87 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 12.619 | 33.651 | 12.60 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 10.124 | 63.233 | 5.63 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 7.437 | 40.022 | 27.16 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 7.434 | 39.507 | 30.40 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 6.258 | 10.135 | 558.84 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 5.672 | 20.149 | 26.80 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 5.440 | 22.022 | 68.75 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 4.717 | 86.259 | 166.00 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 4.604 | 48.754 | 44.53 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4.549 | 59.159 | 82.00 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.704 | 100.000 | 0.27 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3.191 | 78.723 | 0.94 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 3.085 | 71.799 | 6,102.38 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.588 | 33.580 | 16.23 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 1.905 | 98.095 | 1.05 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.674 | 91.004 | 4.78 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.493 | 1.946 | 148.03 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 1.445 | 13.460 | 13.15 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 1.114 | 87.751 | 4.49 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.984 | 71.873 | 38.61 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.575 | 86.935 | 12.17 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.549 | 56.044 | 1.82 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.436 | 2.348 | 155.89 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 12.397 | 1.21 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.78 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.17 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 41.439 | 10.98 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.34 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 85.106 | 0.94 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 1.97 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 5.263 | 0.38 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.88 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 2.69 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.22 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 83.838 | 0.99 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 11.111 | 0.18 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 80.000 | 0.45 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.67 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.17 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 93.548 | 0.31 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.06 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.000 | 1.750 | 10.86 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 91.207 | 4.89 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.09 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 75.000 | 0.16 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.111 | 9.02 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.27 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 8.333 | 0.36 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 51.613 | 0.31 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 45.263 | 0.95 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.000 | 69.118 | 0.68 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.30 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 16.667 | 0.48 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.22 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 95.977 | 1.74 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.000 | 38.196 | 11.86 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 31.677 | 1.61 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 96.364 | 1.10 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 93.519 | 1.08 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.000 | 51.935 | 9.30 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 18.17 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.000 | 10.744 | 9.68 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 31.228 | 25.49 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 97.785 | 19.41 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.52 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.30 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 79.798 | 0.99 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 51.579 | 1.90 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 6.047 | 2.15 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 98.507 | 0.67 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.000 | 48.013 | 3.02 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 83.721 | 0.86 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.000 | 75.000 | 1.16 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 78.033 | 3.05 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 95.591 | 5.67 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.000 | 41.401 | 3.14 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.01 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 4.054 | 1.48 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.18 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.000 | 90.764 | 3.14 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 47.712 | 4.59 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 98.571 | 0.70 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.000 | 46.619 | 23.81 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 92.453 | 0.53 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 33.364 | 10.88 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 63.94 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 95.652 | 0.23 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.39 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 87.500 | 0.16 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 66.667 | 0.15 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 90.909 | 0.11 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 98.000 | 0.50 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 38.095 | 0.21 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.10 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 97.222 | 0.36 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.52 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 43.789 | 14.57 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.000 | 3.538 | 17.24 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.06 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.25 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 1.857 | 3.77 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 98.701 | 0.77 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 3.172 | 13.87 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 85.714 | 0.07 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 5.692 | 11.77 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 55.091 | 7.17 |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Turkmenistan100.000
- Bahrain99.965
- Qatar99.694
- Trinidad and Tobago99.575
- Brunei98.829
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.000
- Zambiashared0.000
- Samoashared0.000
- Vanuatushared0.000
- United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest26 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 73.614
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China6,102.38Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.62
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 84values changed, of 172 in both
- 46 · 38rose · fell
- 88unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Togo40.909 → 3.191−37.718
- Benin34.375 → 3.704−30.671
- Luxembourg62.687 → 32.911−29.776
- Lithuania46.809 → 27.273−19.536
- Ghana41.753 → 30.372−11.381
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.
86 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 87 countries share 0.000. 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 172 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest gas power in Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2016?
Turkmenistan, at 100.000, of the 172 countries in the file.
What year does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 cover?
172.
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Is Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.