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Share of electricity generated by gas
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
21.1%
Median: 2.7%
Countries Covered
206
with available data
Highest
Turkmenistan
100.0%
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Turkmenistan100.0%
2Bahrain99.7%
3Trinidad and Tobago99.5%
4Algeria98.6%
5Qatar95.9%
By Region
Asia42.3%(26 countries)
Africa36.5%(9 countries)
North America29.8%(4 countries)
South America18.3%(7 countries)
Other17.3%(126 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.1%)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (126)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% |
| 2 | Bahrain | 99.7% |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.5% |
| 4 | Algeria | 98.6% |
| 5 | Qatar | 95.9% |
| 6 | Tunisia | 94.9% |
| 7 | Oman | 91.9% |
| 8 | Singapore | 91.1% |
| 9 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 89.5% |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 87.6% |
| 11 | Moldova, Republic of | 85.2% |
| 12 | Malta | 83.1% |
| 13 | Gibraltar | 81.8% |
| 14 | Israel | 79.7% |
| 15 | Egypt | 79.6% |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 79.1% |
| 17 | Libya | 74.5% |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 73.8% |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 72.5% |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 72.3% |
| 21 | Benin | 72.3% |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70.9% |
| 23 | Togo | 70.4% |
| 24 | Nigeria | 68.7% |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 68.3% |
| 26 | Thailand | 65.5% |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 64.3% |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 64.1% |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 63.3% |
| 30 | Macao | 62.8% |
| 31 | United Republic of Tanzania | 62.8% |
| 32 | Bolivia | 62.4% |
| 33 | Kuwait | 62.0% |
| 34 | Jordan | 62.0% |
| 35 | Mexico | 61.6% |
| 36 | Ghana | 61.4% |
| 37 | Jamaica | 56.9% |
| 38 | Belarus | 54.5% |
| 39 | Iraq | 53.0% |
| 40 | Argentina | 52.7% |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 52.3% |
| 42 | Taiwan, Province of China | 48.8% |
| 43 | Ireland | 48.4% |
| 44 | Italy | 47.2% |
| 45 | Myanmar | 46.1% |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 44.7% |
| 47 | Gabon | 44.2% |
| 48 | United States of America | 40.0% |
| 49 | Greece | 38.4% |
| 50 | Peru | 36.1% |
| 51 | Netherlands | 34.9% |
| 52 | Armenia | 34.1% |
| 53 | Malaysia | 33.8% |
| 54 | Japan | 32.8% |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 31.1% |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 29.5% |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 29.4% |
| 58 | South Korea | 27.9% |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 26.8% |
| 60 | Rwanda | 26.5% |
| 61 | Latvia | 26.2% |
| 62 | Türkiye | 22.1% |
| 63 | Cameroon | 22.0% |
| 64 | Spain | 21.6% |
| 65 | Belgium | 21.5% |
| 66 | Pakistan | 21.0% |
| 67 | Panama | 20.8% |
| 68 | Georgia | 20.4% |
| 69 | Hungary | 20.3% |
| 70 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 19.6% |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 19.2% |
| 72 | Croatia | 18.8% |
| 73 | Romania | 18.7% |
| 74 | Indonesia | 18.5% |
| 75 | Canada | 17.8% |
| 76 | Philippines | 17.3% |
| 77 | Lithuania | 16.5% |
| 78 | Germany | 16.5% |
| 79 | Australia | 16.4% |
| 80 | Portugal | 16.4% |
| 81 | Mozambique | 15.8% |
| 82 | Chile | 15.3% |
| 83 | Poland | 14.3% |
| 84 | Colombia | 13.8% |
| 85 | Cuba | 13.6% |
| 86 | Austria | 11.9% |
| 87 | Slovakia | 11.3% |
| 88 | Morocco | 10.9% |
| 89 | Angola | 9.0% |
| 90 | New Zealand | 8.9% |
| 91 | Brazil | 7.3% |
| 92 | Serbia | 6.9% |
| 93 | Ukraine | 6.4% |
| 94 | Slovenia | 6.4% |
| 95 | Vietnam | 6.2% |
| 96 | Czech Republic | 5.4% |
| 97 | Niger | 5.3% |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 4.9% |
| 99 | Venezuela | 4.5% |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 3.9% |
| 101 | People's Republic of China | 3.2% |
| 102 | France | 3.0% |
| 103 | Barbados | 2.7% |
| 104 | Ecuador | 2.7% |
| 105 | Denmark | 2.4% |
| 106 | India | 2.3% |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% |
| 108 | Estonia | 1.3% |
| 109 | Finland | 1.2% |
| 110 | Suriname | 1.1% |
| 111 | Yemen | 1.1% |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 1.0% |
| 113 | Guyana | 0.7% |
| 114 | Norway | 0.6% |
| 115 | Switzerland | 0.4% |
| 116 | Senegal | 0.3% |
| 117 | Sweden | 0.1% |
| 118 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 120 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 122 | Chad | 0.0% |
| 123 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 124 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 125 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 128 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 0.0% |
| 130 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 131 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 132 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 133 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 135 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 136 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 137 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 138 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 139 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 140 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 141 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 142 | Guatemala | 0.0% |
| 143 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 144 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 145 | Honduras | 0.0% |
| 146 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 147 | Kenya | 0.0% |
| 148 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 149 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 150 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 151 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 152 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 153 | Madagascar | 0.0% |
| 154 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 155 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 156 | Mali | 0.0% |
| 157 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 158 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 159 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 160 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 161 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 162 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 163 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 164 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 165 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 168 | Nicaragua | 0.0% |
| 169 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 172 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 175 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 178 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 180 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 181 | South Africa | 0.0% |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% |
| 183 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 184 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 185 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 186 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 187 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 189 | Uganda | 0.0% |
| 190 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0% |
| 191 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 192 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 193 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 194 | Zambia | 0.0% |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 0.0% |
| 196 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 197 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 199 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 200 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 201 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 202 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 203 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 204 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 205 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 206 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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