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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%).

  1. 1. Turkmenistan 100.0
  2. 2. Bahrain 99.7
  3. 3. Trinidad and Tobago 99.5
  4. 4. Algeria 98.6
  5. 5. Qatar 96.0
  6. 6. Tunisia 95.1
  7. 7. Oman 91.9
  8. 8. Singapore 91.1
  9. 9. Azerbaijan 88.8
  10. 10. Malta 82.5
  11. 11. Israel 79.7
  12. 12. Brunei 79.1
  13. 13. Egypt 76.1
  14. 14. Libya 74.5
  15. 15. Congo 73.8

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.

World map

World map of Gas share of electricity, latest available year by country

All 114 countries

#Country% of generationYear
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.

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