Data for 2004
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004
Figures for 2004, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004 covers 197 countries on 3 measures. 4 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 95 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.515. Against 2003, 97 values changed (56 up, 41 down), the same countries are covered.
Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2004
Highest4 countries share it
100.000Lowest95 countries share it
0.000Shaded 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, 2004, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 197 countries · select a heading to sort
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 100.000 | 100.000 | 16.15 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 100.000 | 100.000 | 13.23 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 100.000 | 100.000 | 11.92 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 100.000 | 100.000 | 52.41 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 99.533 | 99.689 | 6.43 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 99.080 | 100.000 | 3.26 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 97.150 | 98.407 | 11.93 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 96.992 | 99.200 | 31.25 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 95.064 | 99.904 | 31.20 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 93.793 | 93.966 | 5.80 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 93.472 | 94.362 | 3.37 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 89.415 | 95.185 | 25.13 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 82.000 | 100.000 | 11.50 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 77.778 | 88.889 | 0.09 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 75.795 | 87.726 | 49.70 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 75.776 | 86.433 | 98.25 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 72.738 | 93.765 | 124.13 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 70.417 | 92.639 | 162.76 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 68.794 | 97.393 | 36.82 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 66.571 | 66.571 | 24.29 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 66.500 | 93.599 | 96.06 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 66.364 | 66.545 | 5.50 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 60.098 | 90.864 | 99.82 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 59.116 | 87.431 | 21.72 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 56.940 | 100.000 | 173.41 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 55.067 | 60.832 | 100.26 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 51.190 | 94.405 | 25.20 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 50.570 | 66.496 | 85.96 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 50.331 | 51.656 | 4.53 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 50.112 | 99.330 | 8.96 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 49.198 | 57.041 | 5.61 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 45.343 | 65.571 | 931.91 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 44.207 | 81.659 | 293.71 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 42.273 | 61.429 | 46.20 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 41.583 | 69.075 | 149.75 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 41.063 | 86.913 | 32.17 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 39.871 | 76.102 | 393.92 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 39.241 | 82.302 | 235.39 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 34.767 | 61.881 | 33.71 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 32.627 | 53.333 | 51.00 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 30.490 | 31.770 | 4.69 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 30.283 | 100.000 | 37.05 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 27.807 | 27.807 | 5.79 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 27.702 | 100.000 | 41.26 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 26.164 | 72.449 | 44.68 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 24.702 | 76.317 | 40.24 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 24.171 | 41.129 | 82.91 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 22.999 | 64.475 | 1,121.19 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 22.131 | 66.267 | 55.94 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 20.915 | 41.830 | 1.53 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 20.566 | 45.845 | 182.44 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 20.050 | 58.881 | 276.61 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 18.960 | 100.000 | 20.20 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 18.523 | 60.935 | 56.47 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 17.968 | 71.314 | 3,951.95 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 17.736 | 44.989 | 13.87 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 17.704 | 35.942 | 61.85 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 17.500 | 17.500 | 0.40 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 17.168 | 63.217 | 368.02 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 17.032 | 79.589 | 218.41 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 16.809 | 73.219 | 3.51 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 16.357 | 28.899 | 98.55 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 16.292 | 82.719 | 173.81 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 16.229 | 27.608 | 42.27 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 15.709 | 21.073 | 2.61 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 15.441 | 89.849 | 58.22 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 14.853 | 43.674 | 85.84 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 14.347 | 17.173 | 18.75 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 14.210 | 18.488 | 49.33 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 12.174 | 99.420 | 24.15 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 11.957 | 94.373 | 15.64 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 11.936 | 91.546 | 229.23 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 11.224 | 12.682 | 6.86 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 10.966 | 81.318 | 698.32 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 10.680 | 87.961 | 66.95 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 10.281 | 63.084 | 609.60 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 9.963 | 13.676 | 16.16 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 9.688 | 42.656 | 12.80 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 9.608 | 27.134 | 24.25 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 9.179 | 99.915 | 47.28 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 7.945 | 30.532 | 30.46 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 6.757 | 26.665 | 598.50 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 6.156 | 85.524 | 12.02 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 5.884 | 98.483 | 32.29 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 4.970 | 10.968 | 387.49 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4.753 | 99.418 | 10.31 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.717 | 9.825 | 566.30 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.603 | 51.741 | 41.36 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 2.510 | 86.192 | 2.39 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.358 | 36.673 | 15.27 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.111 | 97.902 | 152.54 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 1.838 | 65.306 | 83.79 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1.828 | 71.444 | 37.19 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 1.472 | 3.366 | 63.87 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 1.124 | 100.000 | 0.89 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.910 | 0.910 | 16.49 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.699 | 46.853 | 1.43 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.687 | 89.754 | 17.47 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.515 | 3.886 | 151.56 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.339 | 81.487 | 2,203.31 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.336 | 0.645 | 110.10 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.086 | 0.431 | 11.60 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 29.114 | 0.79 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 2.523 | 5.55 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.19 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 21.875 | 2.24 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.22 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.87 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 1.98 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.000 | 57.143 | 0.14 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.08 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.33 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.97 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.15 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 78.723 | 0.47 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.09 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 95.455 | 0.22 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 4.668 | 4.07 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.45 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 20.000 | 0.15 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.12 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.04 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.000 | 0.877 | 7.98 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 4.20 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.22 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.000 | 72.727 | 0.11 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.142 | 7.02 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.28 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 5.172 | 0.58 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.778 | 2.57 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.000 | 60.000 | 0.25 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.000 | 43.182 | 0.88 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.000 | 66.667 | 0.54 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.19 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.000 | 12.667 | 6.00 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.000 | 42.424 | 0.33 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.14 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 1.88 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.000 | 49.065 | 6.42 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.000 | 38.889 | 0.90 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 98.837 | 0.86 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.000 | 52.727 | 0.55 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.000 | 65.891 | 5.16 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.54 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.000 | 96.828 | 7.25 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.000 | 29.545 | 6.16 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.02 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 97.304 | 4.08 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.00 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 90.297 | 11.44 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.30 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.20 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 92.386 | 1.97 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.000 | 39.048 | 1.05 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 9.524 | 1.47 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.24 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.000 | 76.190 | 1.26 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 100.000 | 2.22 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.000 | 92.593 | 0.54 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.000 | 72.685 | 2.16 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 3.28 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.01 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.725 | 1.38 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.03 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.418 | 2.39 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.000 | 80.240 | 1.67 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.000 | 71.886 | 2.81 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.20 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.000 | 43.367 | 21.86 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 77.778 | 6.66 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.40 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.000 | 34.028 | 5.76 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.000 | 0.000 | 51.93 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 42.857 | 0.14 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.18 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.31 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.000 | 75.000 | 0.12 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.000 | 54.545 | 0.11 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 75.000 | 0.04 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.23 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.000 | 83.333 | 0.12 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.06 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.28 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.000 | 93.978 | 244.61 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 65.556 | 3.60 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.000 | 57.895 | 0.19 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.05 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.12 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.94 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 100.000 | 1.05 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.000 | 18.305 | 5.90 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 0.05 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 100.000 | 4.36 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.588 | 8.51 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.000 | 43.416 | 9.72 |
02In 2004
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.000
- Bahrainshared100.000
- Qatarshared100.000
- Turkmenistanshared100.000
- Trinidad and Tobago99.533
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.000
- Zambiashared0.000
- South Africashared0.000
- Yemenshared0.000
- Kosovoshared0.000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.515. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest48 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 76.190
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
United States3,951.95Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 6.16
032003 → 2004
Since 2003
What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 97values changed, of 197 in both
- 56 · 41rose · fell
- 100unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Syria50.230 → 41.063−9.167
- Latvia38.539 → 30.490−8.049
- New Zealand24.053 → 16.229−7.824
- Malaysia72.499 → 66.500−5.999
- Iraq10.448 → 5.884−4.564
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.
100 distinct values among 197
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 95 countries share 0.000. 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 197 countries has every column.
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Ember (2004). Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gas-electricity/2004
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07Questions
Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004: questions and answers
Which country has the highest gas power in Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004?
4 countries share the highest reading, 100.000, so no single country is named.
What year does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004 describe?
2004.
How many countries does Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004 cover?
197.
Where can I download Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004?
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Is Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2004 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.