Countries most reliant on gas for electricity
Share of each country’s electricity generated from natural gas, from Ember’s yearly electricity data.
Ranked first, 2024
Turkmenistan
100.0%
Countries ranked
114
with reported data
Nigeria
#24
68.0% in 2025, of 114 countries
Top 15
Turkmenistan ranked first with 100.0% in 2024, followed by Bahrain (99.7%) and Trinidad and Tobago (99.5%).
Source: Ember, updated 14 Oct 2026. Ember compiles national statistics and its own estimates. The most recent months are provisional and are revised as official data arrive.
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All 114 countries
| # | Country | % of generation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 99.7 | 2024 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.5 | 2024 |
| 4 | Algeria | 98.6 | 2024 |
| 5 | Qatar | 96.0 | 2025 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 95.1 | 2025 |
| 7 | Oman | 91.9 | 2025 |
| 8 | Singapore | 91.1 | 2025 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 88.8 | 2025 |
| 10 | Malta | 82.5 | 2025 |
| 11 | Israel | 79.7 | 2025 |
| 12 | Brunei | 79.1 | 2024 |
| 13 | Egypt | 76.1 | 2025 |
| 14 | Libya | 74.5 | 2024 |
| 15 | Congo | 73.8 | 2024 |
| 16 | Iran | 73.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 72.5 | 2024 |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 72.3 | 2025 |
| 19 | Benin | 72.3 | 2024 |
| 20 | Ivory Coast | 70.9 | 2024 |
| 21 | Togo | 70.4 | 2024 |
| 22 | Mexico | 70.0 | 2025 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 68.0 | 2025 |
| 24 | Nigeria | 68.0 | 2025 |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 64.3 | 2025 |
| 26 | Hong Kong | 64.1 | 2024 |
| 27 | Moldova | 64.0 | 2025 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 63.7 | 2025 |
| 29 | Macau | 62.8 | 2024 |
| 30 | Tanzania | 62.8 | 2024 |
| 31 | Bolivia | 62.4 | 2025 |
| 32 | Kuwait | 62.2 | 2025 |
| 33 | Jordan | 62.0 | 2024 |
| 34 | Thailand | 61.5 | 2025 |
| 35 | Ghana | 61.4 | 2024 |
| 36 | Jamaica | 56.9 | 2024 |
| 37 | Belarus | 56.1 | 2025 |
| 38 | Argentina | 56.0 | 2025 |
| 39 | Iraq | 53.0 | 2024 |
| 40 | Syria | 52.3 | 2024 |
| 41 | Ireland | 48.0 | 2025 |
| 42 | Italy | 47.3 | 2025 |
| 43 | Myanmar | 46.1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Russia | 45.6 | 2025 |
| 45 | Gabon | 44.2 | 2024 |
| 46 | Greece | 40.3 | 2025 |
| 47 | United States | 40.0 | 2025 |
| 48 | Armenia | 39.5 | 2025 |
| 49 | Peru | 36.1 | 2025 |
| 50 | Netherlands | 34.9 | 2025 |
| 51 | Malaysia | 33.4 | 2025 |
| 52 | Japan | 32.7 | 2025 |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 31.4 | 2025 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 29.5 | 2025 |
| 55 | South Korea | 28.0 | 2025 |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 27.1 | 2025 |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 26.8 | 2025 |
| 58 | Rwanda | 26.5 | 2024 |
| 59 | Latvia | 26.5 | 2025 |
| 60 | Pakistan | 23.0 | 2025 |
| 61 | Türkiye | 22.1 | 2025 |
| 62 | Cameroon | 22.0 | 2024 |
| 63 | Spain | 21.5 | 2025 |
| 64 | Panama | 20.8 | 2024 |
| 65 | Belgium | 20.8 | 2025 |
| 66 | Georgia | 20.5 | 2025 |
| 67 | Hungary | 20.3 | 2025 |
| 68 | Canada | 19.7 | 2025 |
| 69 | Papua New Guinea | 19.2 | 2024 |
| 70 | Croatia | 18.7 | 2025 |
| 71 | Philippines | 17.3 | 2025 |
| 72 | Romania | 16.9 | 2025 |
| 73 | Germany | 16.8 | 2025 |
| 74 | Portugal | 16.5 | 2025 |
| 75 | Lithuania | 16.4 | 2025 |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 16.2 | 2025 |
| 77 | Mozambique | 15.8 | 2024 |
| 78 | Australia | 15.5 | 2025 |
| 79 | Chile | 15.3 | 2025 |
| 80 | Poland | 14.4 | 2025 |
| 81 | Colombia | 13.7 | 2025 |
| 82 | Cuba | 13.6 | 2024 |
| 83 | Austria | 11.9 | 2025 |
| 84 | Indonesia | 11.6 | 2025 |
| 85 | Slovakia | 11.3 | 2025 |
| 86 | Morocco | 10.8 | 2025 |
| 87 | Angola | 9.0 | 2024 |
| 88 | New Zealand | 8.8 | 2025 |
| 89 | Brazil | 7.8 | 2025 |
| 90 | Slovenia | 6.4 | 2025 |
| 91 | Serbia | 6.1 | 2025 |
| 92 | Vietnam | 6.0 | 2025 |
| 93 | Czechia | 5.4 | 2025 |
| 94 | Niger | 5.3 | 2024 |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 4.9 | 2025 |
| 96 | Venezuela | 4.5 | 2024 |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 4.4 | 2025 |
| 98 | China | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 99 | France | 3.0 | 2025 |
| 100 | Barbados | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 101 | Ecuador | 2.6 | 2025 |
| 102 | India | 2.3 | 2025 |
| 103 | Estonia | 1.3 | 2025 |
| 104 | Suriname | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 105 | Finland | 1.1 | 2025 |
| 106 | Yemen | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 0.9 | 2025 |
| 108 | Guyana | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7 | 2025 |
| 110 | Norway | 0.6 | 2025 |
| 111 | Switzerland | 0.4 | 2025 |
| 112 | Denmark | 0.3 | 2025 |
| 113 | Senegal | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 114 | Sweden | 0.1 | 2025 |
Each country’s latest reported year is used, so years can differ. Countries that report no value are not ranked.