Data for 2024
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024
Figures for 2024, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 covers 163 countries on 3 measures. Turkmenistan is highest, at 99.97; 71 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 2.59. Against 2023, 90 values changed (37 up, 53 down), 8 left.
Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2024
HighestTurkmenistan
99.97Lowest71 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, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 163 countries · select a heading to sort
| TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 99.97 | 99.970 | 33.01 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 99.74 | 99.736 | 37.95 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 99.48 | 99.895 | 9.55 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 98.59 | 98.931 | 96.36 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 95.98 | 95.977 | 56.68 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 94.53 | 95.601 | 21.37 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 92.18 | 95.071 | 59.58 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 91.24 | 95.112 | 49.10 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 88.00 | 88.254 | 27.84 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 85.67 | 89.292 | 6.07 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 84.02 | 84.475 | 2.19 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 79.14 | 99.820 | 5.56 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 75.22 | 84.049 | 81.50 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 75.00 | 75.000 | 37.56 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 74.53 | 99.971 | 34.59 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 73.81 | 79.121 | 5.46 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 72.48 | 73.154 | 1.49 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 72.28 | 96.040 | 1.01 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 71.39 | 86.194 | 80.40 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 70.90 | 71.084 | 10.79 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 70.42 | 70.423 | 0.71 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 65.88 | 98.113 | 101.74 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 64.52 | 66.001 | 13.53 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 64.10 | 98.958 | 37.44 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 62.82 | 69.231 | 0.78 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 62.78 | 67.081 | 8.84 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 62.08 | 97.762 | 92.49 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 61.98 | 75.919 | 23.67 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 61.43 | 63.782 | 24.27 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 58.93 | 62.680 | 45.82 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 56.91 | 87.398 | 4.92 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 52.96 | 98.377 | 149.73 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 52.25 | 96.463 | 24.88 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 48.60 | 53.487 | 31.07 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 46.06 | 52.142 | 21.71 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 44.32 | 49.827 | 267.56 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 44.23 | 64.615 | 2.60 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 42.59 | 58.131 | 4,391.02 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 39.18 | 39.889 | 59.29 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 38.98 | 38.981 | 9.03 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 37.72 | 50.770 | 57.08 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 36.20 | 46.337 | 122.34 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 29.13 | 81.149 | 24.03 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 27.99 | 43.527 | 151.01 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 27.00 | 94.000 | 20.00 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 26.55 | 50.442 | 1.13 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 26.49 | 26.493 | 6.34 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 22.20 | 38.658 | 89.14 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 22.04 | 26.860 | 7.26 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 21.27 | 26.568 | 15.28 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 20.85 | 32.018 | 13.43 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 20.44 | 60.539 | 6.31 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 20.17 | 20.172 | 13.93 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 19.24 | 76.321 | 4.73 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 18.78 | 26.387 | 37.97 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 18.65 | 23.665 | 75.98 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 18.63 | 23.256 | 280.92 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 18.55 | 54.386 | 341.23 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 17.36 | 32.794 | 52.72 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 15.82 | 16.574 | 19.79 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 14.54 | 79.528 | 124.17 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 14.30 | 29.959 | 88.62 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 13.64 | 95.986 | 19.43 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 11.91 | 14.803 | 47.29 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 11.89 | 68.864 | 172.09 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 11.35 | 15.678 | 7.40 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 9.79 | 14.020 | 44.01 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 9.76 | 14.194 | 29.52 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 9.61 | 13.775 | 78.48 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 8.98 | 26.299 | 15.59 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 5.33 | 28.896 | 38.28 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 5.26 | 96.842 | 0.95 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 5.20 | 42.305 | 72.83 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 4.65 | 67.938 | 36.96 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4.64 | 9.272 | 1.51 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 4.49 | 8.861 | 80.13 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.21 | 5.077 | 564.49 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 3.20 | 62.345 | 10,025.01 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 2.91 | 27.557 | 32.66 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.87 | 23.936 | 16.71 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 2.70 | 90.991 | 1.11 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2.59 | 10.768 | 35.20 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1.28 | 44.342 | 6.25 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 1.21 | 11.224 | 15.77 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 1.15 | 47.126 | 1.74 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 1.14 | 88.762 | 5.25 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.00 | 4.660 | 82.40 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.94 | 1.394 | 157.11 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.90 | 5.405 | 22.20 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.73 | 97.101 | 1.38 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.26 | 80.210 | 7.63 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.06 | 1.209 | 172.02 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 13.131 | 0.99 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.000 | 8.34 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 | 94.444 | 0.18 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.00 | 91.892 | 0.37 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.00 | 83.000 | 1.00 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 | 99.111 | 2.25 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.00 | 12.766 | 0.47 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.000 | 11.00 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.00 | 99.708 | 3.43 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 82.840 | 1.69 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 24.490 | 0.49 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 69.231 | 0.52 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.00 | 95.775 | 0.71 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 94.595 | 0.37 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.00 | 50.000 | 0.04 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.00 | 0.091 | 11.00 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | 76.178 | 5.78 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 65.000 | 0.20 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 15.92 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 88.889 | 0.45 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 3.279 | 0.61 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.00 | 36.522 | 1.15 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.00 | 65.278 | 0.72 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.51 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.00 | 16.667 | 0.60 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.24 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.00 | 91.398 | 1.86 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.00 | 31.666 | 15.79 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.00 | 24.814 | 4.03 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.08 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.00 | 81.395 | 0.86 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.00 | 44.551 | 12.48 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 0.000 | 19.05 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.00 | 8.522 | 13.26 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 | 75.000 | 0.04 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 23.284 | 52.31 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 56.180 | 5.34 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.00 | 45.614 | 0.57 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.00 | 57.613 | 2.43 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 4.372 | 1.83 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 92.941 | 0.85 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.00 | 80.537 | 5.96 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.00 | 77.295 | 2.07 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.00 | 82.111 | 3.41 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.00 | 91.156 | 8.82 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.00 | 40.510 | 3.53 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.00 | 100.000 | 0.01 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 2.439 | 1.64 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.00 | 80.000 | 0.05 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 0.000 | 11.13 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.00 | 73.077 | 3.12 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.00 | 37.611 | 4.52 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.00 | 36.642 | 27.10 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 60.606 | 0.99 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.00 | 0.000 | 42.41 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.00 | 91.304 | 0.23 |
 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 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.00 | 84.127 | 0.63 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.00 | 4.762 | 0.21 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.00 | 90.909 | 0.11 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 79.070 | 0.43 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.00 | 98.214 | 0.56 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 20.311 | 14.77 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 | 85.714 | 0.07 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.00 | 96.296 | 0.27 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 2.926 | 5.81 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.00 | 1.122 | 13.37 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.00 | 12.525 | 19.72 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.00 | 42.885 | 10.26 |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Turkmenistan99.97
- Bahrain99.74
- Trinidad and Tobago99.48
- Algeria98.59
- Qatar95.98
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.00
- Zambiashared0.00
- Samoashared0.00
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.00
- Uruguayshared0.00
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.59. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest4 share it
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 62.680
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China10,025.01Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 9.03
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −8countries joined / left
- 90values changed, of 163 in both
- 37 · 53rose · fell
- 73unchanged
Rose most
- Macau56.06 → 62.82+6.76
- Greece32.66 → 37.72+5.06
- Latvia22.26 → 26.49+4.24
- Colombia19.19 → 22.20+3.01
- Republic of the Congo71.08 → 73.81+2.73
Fell most
- Portugal22.58 → 11.91−10.68
- Tanzania69.82 → 62.78−7.04
- Peru45.08 → 39.18−5.90
- Belarus64.66 → 58.93−5.74
- Uzbekistan80.73 → 75.22−5.51
− Central African Republic
− Comoros
− Dominica
− Faroe Islands
− São Tomé and Príncipe
− British Virgin Islands
− United States Virgin Islands
− VanuatuChanges 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.
93 distinct values among 163
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 71 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 163 countries has every column.
05The files
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07Questions
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024: questions and answers
Which country has the highest gas power in Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024?
Turkmenistan, at 99.97, of the 163 countries in the file.
What year does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 describe?
2024.
How many countries does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 cover?
163.
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On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-10-02, when it was read from the publisher.