Data for 2023

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2023

Figures for 2023, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 covers 171 countries on 3 measures. Turkmenistan is highest, at 99.97; 79 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 1.04. Against 2022, 91 values changed (38 up, 53 down), 1 left.

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Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2023

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.

171countries
3measures per country
2023the year it describes
93distinct 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by Ember.

TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	99.97	99.969	32.60
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	99.76	99.760	37.47
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	99.48	99.895	9.52
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	98.71	99.051	95.88
QatarQATWestern Asia	96.44	96.435	56.38
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	95.07	96.053	21.28
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	93.09	93.469	29.09
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	92.60	95.472	57.29
OmanOMNWestern Asia	91.56	95.111	45.00
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	85.67	90.394	6.35
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	85.53	86.383	2.35
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	80.73	90.104	76.80
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	78.93	100.000	5.60
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	77.32	77.322	40.92
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	74.83	75.524	1.43
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	73.78	99.970	33.75
TogoTGOWestern Africa	73.24	73.239	0.71
BeninBENWestern Africa	73.00	97.000	1.00
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	71.08	76.493	5.36
IsraelISRWestern Asia	70.64	88.209	77.43
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	69.82	73.510	10.57
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	69.67	69.854	10.98
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	65.95	98.292	100.73
BoliviaBOLSouth America	65.18	66.693	12.55
BelarusBLREastern Europe	64.66	68.687	41.74
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	64.61	99.046	37.75
JordanJORWestern Asia	61.72	78.040	23.77
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	61.34	97.872	89.76
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	59.22	61.481	24.30
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	58.91	87.841	4.77
MacauMACEastern Asia	56.06	66.667	0.66
IraqIRQWestern Asia	52.19	98.786	145.01
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	51.76	96.483	25.02
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	48.67	54.724	31.54
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	47.58	53.507	21.10
ItalyITASouthern Europe	45.51	55.450	261.55
PeruPERSouth America	45.08	45.622	60.87
GabonGABMiddle Africa	44.02	64.479	2.59
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	43.01	43.006	8.65
United StatesUSANorthern America	42.46	59.106	4,253.91
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	38.42	49.291	119.96
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	32.66	50.174	48.93
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	29.72	82.736	24.56
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	29.59	48.098	148.01
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	27.27	50.909	1.10
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	27.09	94.623	19.90
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	23.91	23.909	14.43
SpainESPSouthern Europe	23.06	28.111	279.11
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	22.58	25.531	46.14
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	22.28	26.470	82.13
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	22.26	22.257	6.38
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	22.13	29.874	17.44
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	22.02	26.731	7.22
PanamaPANCentral America	21.28	39.359	13.11
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	20.79	57.991	319.79
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	20.48	28.813	35.54
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	20.00	67.826	6.90
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	19.24	76.321	4.73
ColombiaCOLSouth America	19.19	33.879	84.36
ChileCHLSouth America	18.78	36.860	89.23
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	16.07	30.553	56.95
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	15.63	16.433	19.96
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	14.28	78.574	116.73
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.67	96.353	19.74
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	10.94	16.226	5.30
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	10.57	15.244	70.98
PolandPOLEastern Europe	9.96	72.293	165.52
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	8.83	25.968	15.75
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	7.83	10.375	42.89
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	7.72	15.205	29.53
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	6.38	10.638	1.41
FranceFRAWestern Europe	5.79	7.915	518.75
NigerNERWestern Africa	5.16	97.938	0.97
VenezuelaVENSouth America	5.13	9.658	71.96
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	5.01	65.039	39.33
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	4.86	45.185	75.80
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.84	34.606	40.08
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	3.22	23.473	15.55
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	3.17	65.376	9,402.74
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.95	13.603	33.89
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2.73	91.818	1.10
EcuadorECUSouth America	2.65	26.382	35.82
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	1.47	13.529	13.60
YemenYEMWestern Asia	1.17	89.844	5.12
SurinameSURSouth America	1.16	46.821	1.73
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.04	5.794	21.23
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.00	1.530	153.63
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.81	6.023	81.52
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.73	97.101	1.38
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.35	51.220	5.74
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.24	83.049	8.20
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.10	1.403	166.05
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.00	13.402	0.97
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	0.000	9.01
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.17
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	94.444	0.36
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	83.000	1.00
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	99.095	2.21
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	11.111	0.45
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	11.16
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	99.690	3.23
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.17
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	84.024	1.69
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	24.000	0.50
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	94.444	0.36
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.14
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	50.000	0.04
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	0.085	11.72
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	79.550	5.33
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	65.000	0.20
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	86.667	0.15
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	15.63
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	89.796	0.49
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.00	3.030	0.66
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	53.061	0.49
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	36.522	1.15
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	66.197	0.71
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.51
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	18.033	0.61
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.24
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	92.222	1.80
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.00	32.730	14.91
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	25.500	4.00
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.08
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	77.647	0.85
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	45.637	12.49
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.000	19.81
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	10.234	12.80
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	75.000	0.04
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	23.289	52.30
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	65.924	6.28
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	42.623	0.61
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	56.048	2.48
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	4.372	1.83
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	92.941	0.85
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	80.200	6.01
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	78.469	2.09
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.00	82.569	3.27
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.00	90.832	8.29
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.00	39.141	4.19
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.00	2.116	1.89
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	37.611	4.52
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.00	37.313	26.72
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	60.000	0.85
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	53.04
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	60.000	0.15
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	88.889	0.09
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	85.484	0.62
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	4.762	0.21
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	90.909	0.11
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	80.952	0.42
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	98.214	0.56
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	19.021	14.51
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	85.714	0.07
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.26
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	2.946	5.77
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	97.059	0.68
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	7.566	12.82
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	75.000	0.08
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.00	10.997	19.46
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.00	43.844	9.99

02In 2023

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

Each measure’s ends

Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest10 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 65.924
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina9,402.74
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 8.20

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
91values changed, of 171 in both
38 · 53rose · fell
80unchanged

Rose most

Syria38.35 → 51.76+13.41
Kuwait51.01 → 61.34+10.33
Panama11.59 → 21.28+9.69
Gabon35.11 → 44.02+8.91
Equatorial Guinea67.55 → 74.83+7.28

Fell most

Yemen17.82 → 1.17−16.65
Iraq67.41 → 52.19−15.22
Portugal37.54 → 22.58−14.95
Belarus79.08 → 64.66−14.41
Jordan73.06 → 61.72−11.35

− Lesotho

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 171
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 171 countries has every column.

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Ember (2023). Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gas-electricity/2023

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