Data for 2022

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2022

Figures for 2022, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. Turkmenistan is highest, at 99.97; 79 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.91. Against 2021, 94 values changed (39 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2022

HighestTurkmenistan

99.97

Lowest79 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
2022the year it describes
94distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by Ember.

TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	99.97	99.969	32.60
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	99.78	99.776	35.68
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	99.47	99.895	9.50
QatarQATWestern Asia	98.69	98.685	54.75
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	98.63	99.060	91.47
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	95.84	96.964	21.41
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	93.33	93.642	28.94
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	92.31	95.907	56.92
OmanOMNWestern Asia	91.51	95.519	42.40
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	86.87	90.432	5.33
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	84.35	86.957	2.30
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.30	90.782	75.07
BelarusBLREastern Europe	79.08	84.024	37.18
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	77.50	100.000	5.60
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	76.05	99.972	35.11
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	75.29	75.289	38.00
BeninBENWestern Africa	73.74	97.980	0.99
JordanJORWestern Asia	73.06	76.872	22.57
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	72.73	78.182	4.95
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	72.48	72.641	12.61
TogoTGOWestern Africa	72.22	80.000	0.90
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	69.44	69.647	9.62
IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.04	90.282	76.87
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	67.67	98.445	102.25
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	67.55	68.212	1.51
IraqIRQWestern Asia	67.41	97.736	133.86
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	63.27	99.086	36.10
BoliviaBOLSouth America	62.30	64.267	11.67
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	61.28	63.953	23.22
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	53.23	87.082	4.49
MacauMACEastern Asia	51.02	59.184	0.49
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	51.01	97.772	85.29
ItalyITASouthern Europe	50.49	64.143	280.17
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	49.33	59.140	23.25
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	48.92	60.787	33.79
PeruPERSouth America	43.44	44.758	59.90
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	39.80	56.435	119.96
United StatesUSANorthern America	39.35	59.652	4,286.89
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	39.27	39.271	9.88
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	38.35	95.618	20.08
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	37.54	40.406	46.33
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	37.04	56.551	51.67
GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.11	52.038	3.19
SpainESPSouthern Europe	29.98	36.793	287.15
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	29.78	53.858	152.01
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	27.09	94.623	19.90
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	25.03	81.552	22.17
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	24.89	36.525	14.10
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	24.79	34.405	35.78
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	24.42	35.092	8.15
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	24.06	24.056	5.03
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	23.79	23.789	14.25
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	23.27	27.584	94.33
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	22.42	58.089	320.56
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	20.19	42.308	1.04
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	19.83	78.867	4.59
YemenYEMWestern Asia	17.82	83.168	3.03
ChileCHLSouth America	17.67	44.673	91.04
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	17.04	36.591	54.74
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	16.83	21.809	64.47
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	16.67	72.896	5.94
ColombiaCOLSouth America	16.28	25.646	82.86
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	16.03	77.840	111.55
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	15.64	16.309	19.56
VenezuelaVENSouth America	14.70	21.637	82.36
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	12.62	25.248	4.04
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.46	95.719	15.65
PanamaPANCentral America	11.59	22.776	12.25
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	9.97	13.064	43.25
FranceFRAWestern Europe	9.77	12.885	468.37
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	9.65	24.437	17.31
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	8.26	14.050	1.21
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	7.91	18.086	26.54
PolandPOLEastern Europe	6.36	78.897	178.60
NigerNERWestern Africa	6.33	97.468	0.79
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	5.17	50.090	83.73
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	4.16	71.814	34.84
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.08	48.111	50.28
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	3.67	27.545	13.36
EcuadorECUSouth America	3.15	23.987	33.06
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	3.13	65.676	8,800.42
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.90	19.141	35.16
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2.75	92.661	1.09
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.35	7.306	21.49
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1.33	11.320	72.17
SurinameSURSouth America	0.95	55.450	2.11
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.87	13.893	13.82
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.79	1.355	145.42
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.78	97.656	1.28
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.67	68.009	8.94
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.28	80.307	7.16
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.09	1.664	173.05
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.07	15.356	13.48
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.00	13.542	0.96
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	0.000	6.97
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	94.444	0.18
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	94.444	0.36
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	83.000	1.00
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	99.024	2.05
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	12.766	0.47
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	10.77
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	99.609	2.56
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.17
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	84.615	1.69
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	30.769	0.39
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	72.000	0.50
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	97.143	0.70
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.14
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	94.872	0.39
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.14
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	50.000	0.04
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	0.000	12.44
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	83.270	5.26
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	65.000	0.20
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	86.667	0.15
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	15.31
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	88.636	0.44
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.00	3.636	0.55
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	54.167	0.48
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	39.252	1.07
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	66.197	0.71
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.51
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	12.963	0.54
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.24
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	92.222	1.80
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	25.500	4.00
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.08
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	81.188	1.01
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	40.335	11.33
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.000	19.87
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	12.191	12.96
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	75.000	0.04
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	23.864	51.04
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	54.462	4.37
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.48
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	66.667	0.39
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	64.773	2.64
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	4.372	1.83
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	92.941	0.85
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	57.143	4.34
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	72.561	1.64
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.00	80.449	3.12
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.00	90.194	7.75
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.00	46.828	3.31
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.00	1.515	1.32
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.04
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	10.70
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.00	73.786	3.09
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	35.880	4.32
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.00	36.911	26.55
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	66.667	1.02
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	44.11
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	95.455	0.22
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	97.500	0.40
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	86.667	0.15
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	56.250	0.16
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	88.889	0.09
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	85.484	0.62
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	5.000	0.20
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	90.909	0.11
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	80.952	0.42
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	98.039	0.51
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	28.248	16.78
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	87.500	0.08
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.26
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	2.609	5.75
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	97.059	0.68
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	9.219	14.86
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	75.000	0.08
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.00	11.094	19.47
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.00	32.662	8.94

02In 2022

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 0.91. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest9 share it
Lowest9 share it
Middle country: 65.937
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina8,800.42
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 7.46

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
94values changed, of 172 in both
39 · 55rose · fell
78unchanged

Rose most

Myanmar39.44 → 49.33+9.89
Iraq58.83 → 67.41+8.58
Tanzania61.97 → 69.44+7.47
Peru37.15 → 43.44+6.29
Portugal31.63 → 37.54+5.90

Fell most

Lithuania28.37 → 12.62−15.75
Latvia36.41 → 24.06−12.35
North Macedonia28.03 → 16.67−11.36
Dominican Republic35.98 → 25.03−10.94
Türkiye32.74 → 22.42−10.32

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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94 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 79 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 172 countries has every column.

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Ember (2022). Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gas-electricity/2022

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