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Electricity from gas share of each country’s generation

Natural gas made 22% of the world’s electricity in 2024. 11 of 193 countries got 80% or more of theirs from gas.

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

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Summary

Natural gas made 22% of the world’s electricity in 2024, 0.3 percentage points less than in 2023. The highest: Turkmenistan 100%, Bahrain 99.7% and Trinidad and Tobago 99%.

193 countries and territories have a figure for 2024.

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

Countries and territories with data

Every country and territory with a figure for 2024, with 2023 for comparison.
Turkmenistan100%100%0.0 pts
Bahrain99.7%99.8%0.0 pts
Trinidad and Tobago99%99%0.0 pts
Algeria99%99%−0.1 pts
Qatar96%96%−0.5 pts
Tunisia95%95%−0.5 pts
Singapore92%93%−0.4 pts
Oman91%92%−0.3 pts
Azerbaijan88%93%−5.1 pts
Moldova86%86%0.0 pts
Malta84%86%−1.5 pts
Brunei79%79%+0.2 pts
Egypt78%81%−2.7 pts
Uzbekistan75%81%−5.5 pts
Nigeria75%77%−2.3 pts
Libya75%74%+0.8 pts
Republic of the Congo74%71%+2.7 pts
Equatorial Guinea72%75%−2.3 pts
Benin72%73%−0.7 pts
Iran72%77%−4.6 pts
Israel71%71%+0.7 pts
Mexico71%67%+4.4 pts
Côte d'Ivoire71%70%+1.2 pts
Togo70%73%−2.8 pts
United Arab Emirates69%71%−2.1 pts
Bangladesh66%66%−0.1 pts
Bolivia65%65%−0.7 pts
Hong Kong64%65%−0.5 pts
Macao63%56%+6.8 pts
Tanzania63%70%−7.0 pts
Thailand63%63%−0.3 pts
Kuwait62%61%+0.7 pts
Jordan62%62%+0.3 pts
Saudi Arabia62%62%−0.7 pts
Ghana61%59%+2.2 pts
Belarus59%65%−5.7 pts
Jamaica57%59%−2.0 pts
Argentina54%51%+2.7 pts
Iraq53%52%+0.8 pts
Syria52%52%+0.5 pts
Ireland49%49%−0.1 pts
Myanmar46%48%−1.5 pts
Russia46%44%+1.5 pts
Italy44%46%−1.2 pts
Gabon44%44%+0.2 pts
Taiwan43%40%+2.9 pts
United States43%42%+0.1 pts
Peru39%45%−5.9 pts
Armenia39%43%−4.0 pts
Greece38%33%+5.1 pts
Netherlands36%38%−2.2 pts
Malaysia36%37%−1.3 pts
Japan34%34%−0.3 pts
United Kingdom30%35%−4.3 pts
Dominican Republic29%30%−0.6 pts
South Korea29%28%+1.1 pts
Pakistan28%30%−1.6 pts
Puerto Rico27%27%−0.1 pts
Rwanda27%27%−0.7 pts
Latvia26%22%+4.2 pts
Kazakhstan26%26%+0.2 pts
Cameroon22%22%0.0 pts
Croatia21%22%−0.9 pts
Panama21%21%−0.4 pts
Colombia21%––
North Macedonia20%20%+0.4 pts
Georgia20%24%−3.7 pts
Papua New Guinea19%19%0.0 pts
Canada19%17%+2.4 pts
Hungary19%20%−1.7 pts
Belgium19%22%−3.6 pts
Spain19%23%−4.4 pts
Türkiye19%21%−2.2 pts
Romania17%16%+1.3 pts
Australia17%17%+0.1 pts
Germany16%15%+0.8 pts
Mozambique16%16%+0.2 pts
Philippines15%14%+0.3 pts
Chile14%19%−4.5 pts
Indonesia14%14%+0.3 pts
Cuba14%13%+1.0 pts
Portugal12%23%−10.7 pts
Poland12%10%+1.9 pts
Lithuania11%11%+0.4 pts
Morocco10%10%+0.2 pts
New Zealand9.8%7.8%+2.0 pts
Slovakia9.8%7.7%+2.0 pts
Austria9.6%11%−1.0 pts
Angola9%8.8%+0.2 pts
Vietnam7%9.3%−2.3 pts
Brazil6.4%5.4%+0.9 pts
Bulgaria5.3%4.8%+0.5 pts
Niger5.3%5.2%+0.1 pts
Czechia5.2%4.9%+0.3 pts
Serbia4.7%5%−0.4 pts
Luxembourg4.6%6.4%−1.8 pts
Venezuela4.5%5.1%−0.6 pts
France3.2%5.8%−2.6 pts
China3.2%3.2%0.0 pts
Ecuador2.9%2.7%+0.3 pts
Slovenia2.9%3.2%−0.3 pts
India2.8%2.7%+0.1 pts
Barbados2.7%2.7%0.0 pts
Denmark2.6%3%−0.4 pts
Estonia1.3%0.3%+0.9 pts
Kyrgyzstan1.2%1.5%−0.3 pts
Suriname1.1%1.2%0.0 pts
Yemen1.1%1.2%0.0 pts
Finland1%0.8%+0.2 pts
Norway0.9%1%−0.1 pts
Tajikistan0.9%1%−0.1 pts
Guyana0.7%0.7%0.0 pts
Switzerland0.3%0.4%0.0 pts
Senegal0.3%0.2%0.0 pts
Sweden0.1%0.1%0.0 pts
Aruba0%0%0.0 pts
Afghanistan0%0%0.0 pts
Albania0%0%0.0 pts
American Samoa0%0%0.0 pts
Antigua and Barbuda0%0%0.0 pts
Burundi0%0%0.0 pts
Burkina Faso0%0%0.0 pts
Bahamas0%0%0.0 pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Belize0%0%0.0 pts
Bhutan0%0%0.0 pts
Botswana0%0%0.0 pts
Democratic Republic of the Congo0%0%0.0 pts
Cook Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Cabo Verde0%0%0.0 pts
Costa Rica0%0%0.0 pts
Cayman Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Cyprus0%0%0.0 pts
Djibouti0%0%0.0 pts
Eritrea0%0%0.0 pts
Ethiopia0%0%0.0 pts
Fiji0%0%0.0 pts
Guinea0%0%0.0 pts
Gambia0%0%0.0 pts
Guinea-Bissau0%0%0.0 pts
Grenada0%0%0.0 pts
Greenland0%0%0.0 pts
Guatemala0%0%0.0 pts
Guam0%0%0.0 pts
Honduras0%0%0.0 pts
Haiti0%0%0.0 pts
Iceland0%0%0.0 pts
Kenya0%0%0.0 pts
Cambodia0%0%0.0 pts
Kiribati0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Kitts and Nevis0%0%0.0 pts
Laos0%0%0.0 pts
Lebanon0%0%0.0 pts
Liberia0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Lucia0%0%0.0 pts
Sri Lanka0%0%0.0 pts
Madagascar0%0%0.0 pts
Maldives0%0%0.0 pts
Mali0%0%0.0 pts
Montenegro0%0%0.0 pts
Mongolia0%0%0.0 pts
Mauritania0%0%0.0 pts
Montserrat0%0%0.0 pts
Mauritius0%0%0.0 pts
Malawi0%0%0.0 pts
Namibia0%0%0.0 pts
New Caledonia0%0%0.0 pts
Nicaragua0%0%0.0 pts
Nepal0%0%0.0 pts
Nauru0%0%0.0 pts
North Korea0%0%0.0 pts
Paraguay0%0%0.0 pts
Palestine0%0%0.0 pts
French Polynesia0%0%0.0 pts
Sudan0%0%0.0 pts
Solomon Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Sierra Leone0%0%0.0 pts
El Salvador0%0%0.0 pts
Somalia0%0%0.0 pts
South Sudan0%0%0.0 pts
Eswatini0%0%0.0 pts
Seychelles0%0%0.0 pts
Turks and Caicos Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Chad0%0%0.0 pts
Tonga0%0%0.0 pts
Uganda0%0%0.0 pts
Uruguay0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0%0%0.0 pts
Samoa0%0%0.0 pts
Kosovo0%0%0.0 pts
South Africa0%0%0.0 pts
Zambia0%0%0.0 pts
Zimbabwe0%0%0.0 pts

Source: Ember2023 and 2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

World power mix

Electricity generated in 2024 by source, in terawatt-hours.
SourceTWhShare
Coal10,65234%
Gas and oil7,79025%
Hydro4,46314%
Nuclear2,7758.9%
Wind2,5068.1%
Solar2,1617%
Bioenergy and other7242.3%
Total generated31,071100%

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

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