Data for 2021

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2021

Figures for 2021, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 covers 200 countries on 3 measures. Turkmenistan is highest, at 99.97; 83 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 4.99. Against 2020, 116 values changed (53 up, 63 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gas Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2021

HighestTurkmenistan

99.97

Lowest83 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.

200countries
3measures per country
2021the year it describes
118distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by Ember.

TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	99.97	99.965	28.40
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	99.88	99.882	33.91
QatarQATWestern Asia	99.71	99.710	51.79
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	99.46	99.892	9.27
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	98.62	99.054	85.60
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	95.75	96.895	21.90
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	94.89	97.096	55.79
OmanOMNWestern Asia	94.63	98.293	41.00
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	92.79	93.393	6.66
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	92.26	94.530	27.79
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	86.71	88.729	149.05
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	86.04	87.838	2.22
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	85.59	87.904	209.66
IranIRNSouthern Asia	84.78	94.630	356.41
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	84.07	92.973	71.44
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	79.34	79.337	39.20
BeninBENWestern Africa	78.76	98.230	1.13
BelarusBLREastern Europe	78.04	82.909	41.25
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	77.54	100.000	5.70
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	76.49	99.971	34.79
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	75.95	76.123	11.35
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	72.99	98.589	95.65
JordanJORWestern Asia	72.66	77.013	21.36
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	68.86	73.723	4.11
IsraelISRWestern Asia	68.81	92.148	74.12
TogoTGOWestern Africa	67.61	77.465	0.71
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	66.43	67.133	1.43
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	64.14	84.991	176.36
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	62.50	65.217	22.08
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	61.97	63.121	8.65
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	61.61	99.746	392.95
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	61.46	99.282	36.22
MexicoMEXCentral America	59.57	71.390	328.59
BoliviaBOLSouth America	59.34	61.546	10.87
IraqIRQWestern Asia	58.83	96.904	120.46
ArgentinaARGSouth America	58.72	69.174	153.15
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	58.39	86.667	4.35
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	50.84	99.740	80.80
ItalyITASouthern Europe	50.44	59.253	285.49
MacauMACEastern Asia	50.00	58.000	0.50
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	47.76	62.949	31.74
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	46.89	63.380	120.89
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	44.37	61.746	1,157.07
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	43.78	43.782	7.72
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	43.39	96.131	21.71
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	41.46	59.200	54.24
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	39.90	45.245	307.90
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	39.44	50.651	19.98
United StatesUSANorthern America	38.02	60.487	4,153.62
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	38.00	85.050	291.03
GabonGABMiddle Africa	37.50	53.378	2.96
JapanJPNEastern Asia	37.29	73.967	1,034.67
PeruPERSouth America	37.15	38.428	56.99
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	36.41	36.410	5.85
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	35.98	82.221	21.43
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	33.08	61.104	148.32
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	32.74	64.600	327.88
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	32.71	80.707	178.58
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	31.63	35.920	49.22
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	29.82	66.087	607.76
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	28.37	39.070	4.30
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	28.03	70.163	5.53
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	27.27	95.351	19.36
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	27.23	37.099	8.41
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	26.73	36.565	36.10
SpainESPSouthern Europe	26.41	32.665	270.75
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	22.66	26.479	99.40
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	22.60	89.060	115.08
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	22.00	41.000	1.00
YemenYEMWestern Asia	21.58	82.877	2.92
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	20.52	30.311	15.11
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	18.99	75.276	4.53
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	18.83	18.829	12.64
ChileCHLSouth America	18.05	51.112	88.10
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	17.81	71.109	267.45
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	17.66	77.865	105.76
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	16.92	35.758	58.56
ColombiaCOLSouth America	16.31	24.929	84.36
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	16.12	17.020	18.86
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	15.93	20.879	66.67
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	15.60	47.890	578.83
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	14.79	82.831	405.96
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	14.71	24.242	29.70
VenezuelaVENSouth America	14.21	20.765	82.93
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	13.82	19.512	1.23
BrazilBRASouth America	13.25	20.388	656.40
PanamaPANCentral America	13.13	21.635	12.11
CanadaCANNorthern America	12.81	19.165	652.40
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	10.68	18.278	43.55
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	10.37	57.226	253.61
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	9.85	24.570	16.85
CubaCUBCaribbean	8.86	95.569	17.83
PolandPOLEastern Europe	8.85	82.907	178.79
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	8.74	50.550	83.66
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	8.38	80.194	41.30
NigerNERWestern Africa	7.04	97.183	0.71
UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.60	31.041	156.44
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.46	43.244	47.22
FranceFRAWestern Europe	6.05	8.877	550.31
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	5.31	14.325	72.11
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4.68	20.717	32.92
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.60	78.655	1,677.39
EcuadorECUSouth America	3.52	18.804	32.12
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	3.38	67.114	8,495.85
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	3.34	28.480	15.59
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.86	66.498	37.46
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.89	92.453	1.06
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.50	9.942	20.72
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	1.12	14.399	15.14
SurinameSURSouth America	0.96	51.675	2.09
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.79	2.726	63.09
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.56	60.083	7.19
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.30	79.730	6.66
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.20	0.681	157.13
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.17	1.781	171.78
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.07	26.503	15.47
UruguayURYSouth America	0.06	15.385	15.99
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.00	12.264	1.06
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	0.000	8.94
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	100.000	0.17
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	94.286	0.35
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	83.000	1.00
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	99.510	2.04
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	13.889	0.36
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	10.82
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.00	60.999	18.41
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	99.598	2.49
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.17
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	81.871	1.71
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	30.769	0.39
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	81.395	0.43
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	97.143	0.70
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.15
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	95.349	0.43
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.13
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	50.000	0.04
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	0.000	12.73
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	84.766	5.12
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	65.000	0.20
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	85.714	0.14
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	14.19
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	88.095	0.42
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.00	3.922	0.51
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	15.78
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	60.465	0.43
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	37.736	1.06
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	71.212	0.66
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.50
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	15.686	0.51
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.23
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	95.402	1.74
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	26.923	3.64
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	100.000	0.08
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	96.491	1.14
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	87.379	1.03
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	38.579	11.12
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	0.000	19.39
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	10.178	12.38
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	75.000	0.04
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.00	93.488	6.91
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	26.459	44.90
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	90.716	10.34
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.53
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	65.789	0.38
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	66.798	2.53
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	4.372	1.83
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	94.048	0.84
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	60.914	3.94
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	71.519	1.58
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.00	78.595	2.99
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.00	88.844	7.44
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.00	38.196	3.77
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.01
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.00	2.649	1.51
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	100.000	0.04
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	9.63
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.00	77.663	2.91
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	30.879	4.21
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.00	36.676	25.63
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	75.824	0.91
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	0.000	40.84
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	85.714	0.14
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	52.941	0.17
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	90.909	0.11
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	86.667	0.60
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	5.000	0.20
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	100.000	0.10
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	89.474	0.38
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.00	87.261	245.46
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	98.246	0.57
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	37.345	17.70
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	85.714	0.07
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	100.000	0.26
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	2.467	5.27
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	96.970	0.66
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	75.000	0.08
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.00	8.014	17.72
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.00	29.288	8.57

02In 2021

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
South Africashared0.00
Kosovoshared0.00
Samoashared0.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.99. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Fossil fuels (% of generation)
Highest11 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 67.124
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina8,495.85
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 12.25

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
116values changed, of 200 in both
53 · 63rose · fell
84unchanged

Rose most

Macau37.50 → 50.00+12.50
Türkiye22.54 → 32.74+10.20
Yemen13.95 → 21.58+7.63
North Macedonia21.35 → 28.03+6.68
Côte d’Ivoire69.27 → 75.95+6.67

Fell most

Netherlands59.46 → 46.89−12.57
Belarus90.01 → 78.04−11.97
Bangladesh82.94 → 72.99−9.95
Togo75.41 → 67.61−7.80
United Arab Emirates94.51 → 86.71−7.80

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.

The site’s method

118 distinct values among 200
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 83 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 200 countries has every column.

05The files

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Ember (2021). Gas Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gas-electricity/2021

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