Data for 2020

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2020

Figures for 2020, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2020 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. Turkmenistan is highest, at 100.00; 80 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 1.01. Against 2019, 89 values changed (49 up, 40 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2020

HighestTurkmenistan

100.00

Lowest80 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.

172countries
3measures per country
2020the year it describes
93distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

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Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2020: every country, as published by Ember.

TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	100.00	100.00	25.76
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	99.94	99.94	33.38
QatarQATWestern Asia	99.72	99.72	49.40
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	99.46	99.89	9.23
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	98.44	98.89	79.37
OmanOMNWestern Asia	97.38	99.74	38.20
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	95.80	97.19	53.07
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	95.74	96.87	21.38
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	94.68	94.87	25.75
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	94.18	94.18	6.18
BelarusBLREastern Europe	90.01	95.62	38.54
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	85.58	88.37	2.15
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	83.93	92.47	66.53
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	82.94	98.54	85.46
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	79.45	79.45	38.00
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	77.88	100.00	5.74
JordanJORWestern Asia	77.05	81.06	20.70
BeninBENWestern Africa	75.76	98.99	0.99
TogoTGOWestern Africa	75.41	85.25	0.61
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	73.32	99.97	29.50
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	69.27	69.45	11.26
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	68.33	73.07	4.01
IsraelISRWestern Asia	67.09	93.90	72.74
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	64.54	65.25	1.41
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	63.67	99.45	34.35
BoliviaBOLSouth America	61.64	64.36	10.27
IraqIRQWestern Asia	61.06	96.12	117.12
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	59.46	69.81	121.96
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	58.74	62.65	19.73
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	57.94	86.22	4.28
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	57.60	58.62	7.83
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	52.57	99.88	74.64
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	50.50	57.56	32.16
ItalyITASouthern Europe	48.30	57.77	276.81
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	42.08	96.20	21.03
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	41.49	41.49	7.64
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	40.48	63.06	47.51
United StatesUSANorthern America	40.17	60.15	4,043.18
GabonGABMiddle Africa	37.54	51.20	2.93
MacauMACEastern Asia	37.50	66.07	0.56
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	37.22	51.33	18.78
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	36.36	36.36	5.72
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	36.17	45.32	4.70
PeruPERSouth America	35.23	36.52	52.99
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	35.22	62.18	135.57
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	34.25	41.41	51.39
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	32.07	83.84	19.49
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	30.46	39.89	8.80
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	30.33	34.44	88.29
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	29.47	96.02	19.07
SpainESPSouthern Europe	26.88	33.68	259.47
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	26.03	38.20	34.92
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	26.00	35.37	13.23
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	25.27	25.27	11.16
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	23.60	37.08	0.89
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	22.54	57.84	302.00
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	21.35	72.29	5.34
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	20.00	72.68	4.10
ColombiaCOLSouth America	19.54	34.68	77.75
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	19.17	78.77	101.75
ChileCHLSouth America	18.29	51.56	83.58
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	17.14	34.65	55.21
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	15.77	16.51	19.02
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	14.75	20.49	1.22
VenezuelaVENSouth America	14.48	22.32	80.51
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	14.41	19.72	69.03
YemenYEMWestern Asia	13.95	83.33	2.94
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	13.70	19.08	43.35
PanamaPANCentral America	12.80	24.31	10.94
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	12.52	21.82	28.51
PolandPOLEastern Europe	11.00	82.04	157.15
CubaCUBCaribbean	10.56	95.27	19.03
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	9.82	24.39	16.81
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	8.58	49.59	80.10
NigerNERWestern Africa	7.46	97.02	0.67
FranceFRAWestern Europe	6.69	9.18	527.25
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	5.76	14.47	69.24
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	5.71	39.96	40.14
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4.13	17.95	28.58
EcuadorECUSouth America	3.68	20.36	31.29
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	3.43	29.37	16.89
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	3.26	67.65	7,745.56
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.89	93.40	1.06
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.64	9.90	20.10
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.37	72.67	37.18
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.04	1.48	154.32
SurinameSURSouth America	0.98	51.71	2.05
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.83	83.17	6.06
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.52	9.22	15.40
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.49	51.15	6.08
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.08	24.24	12.42
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.06	1.49	163.78
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.00	10.17	1.18
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	0.00	5.31
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.00	0.17
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	94.29	0.35
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	82.83	0.99
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	99.51	2.03
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	11.36	0.44
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.00	11.37
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	99.54	2.18
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.00	0.16
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	81.13	1.59
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	24.32	0.37
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	83.33	0.42
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	97.10	0.69
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	0.00	0.15
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	94.29	0.35
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.00	0.13
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	75.00	0.04
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	0.17	11.72
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	87.63	4.85
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	100.00	0.13
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	85.71	0.14
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.08	12.49
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	87.81	0.41
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.00	4.08	0.49
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	60.98	0.41
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	37.04	1.08
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	69.70	0.66
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.00	0.48
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	17.31	0.52
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.00	0.22
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	95.32	1.71
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	39.11	2.48
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.00	0.08
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	97.37	1.14
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	86.28	1.02
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	45.37	10.14
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.00	18.89
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	6.42	11.68
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	75.00	0.04
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	28.40	39.96
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	93.26	18.25
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.43
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	71.11	0.45
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	59.26	2.16
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	0.57	1.75
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	95.12	0.82
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	59.14	3.94
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	71.17	1.63
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.00	75.86	2.90
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.00	89.76	6.64
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.00	47.79	3.39
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.00	0.01
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.00	3.50	2.00
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.00	0.04
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	0.00	6.18
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.00	84.26	3.24
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	30.08	3.79
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.00	46.47	24.10
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	78.57	0.84
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.00	46.63
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	95.46	0.22
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	97.37	0.38
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	86.67	0.15
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	61.11	0.18
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	90.91	0.11
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	88.14	0.59
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	5.00	0.20
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.00	0.10
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	91.89	0.37
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	98.21	0.56
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	35.17	17.20
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	85.71	0.07
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.00	0.25
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	2.61	4.60
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	98.44	0.64
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	5.97	13.57
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	66.67	0.09
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.00	14.51	15.23
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.00	41.43	6.71

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Lowest

Zimbabweshared0.00
Zambiashared0.00
Samoashared0.00
Vanuatushared0.00
United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.01. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest13 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 68.55
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina7,745.56
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 6.18

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
89values changed, of 172 in both
49 · 40rose · fell
83unchanged

Rose most

Jamaica27.16 → 57.94+30.79
Hong Kong42.07 → 63.67+21.60
Lithuania15.57 → 36.17+20.60
Ghana41.56 → 58.74+17.18
Benin59.26 → 75.76+16.50

Fell most

Macau53.57 → 37.50−16.07
Latvia50.47 → 36.36−14.10
Brunei89.25 → 77.88−11.37
Panama24.14 → 12.80−11.34
Venezuela25.02 → 14.48−10.53

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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93 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 80 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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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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