Belarus Has Cut the Most Gas Share Since 2020: -33.9 points
Ember's latest complete year of country data is 2025. Among the 82 countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in 2025, Belarus moved most, -33.9 points since 2020 (56.2% in 2025). Worldwide, gas supplied 21.7% of electricity in 2025, against 23.8% in 2020. 1 country has exited gas, with a past peak of at least 1.00 TWh and under 100 GWh in 2025 and in the year before.
Key Facts
- The latest complete Ember year of country data is 2025; each country is compared with its own 2020 and 2015 figures.
- World gas generation was 6,920 TWh in 2025, 21.7% of world electricity (6,361 TWh and 23.8% in 2020).
- Over 2020 to 2025, Belarus cut the most gas share: -33.9 points, to 56.2% in 2025.
- Over 2015 to 2025, Belarus cut the most gas share: -41.7 points, to 56.2% in 2025.
- In absolute terms, Japan changed most over 2020 to 2025: -73.1 TWh of gas generation.
- Over 2015 to 2025, Japan changed most in absolute terms: -81.1 TWh of gas generation.
- South Africa was furthest below its gas peak: 0 TWh in 2025 against 3.14 TWh in 2014.
- 1 country exited gas by 2025, including South Africa.
- 26 countries have reached "gas share over 50%" at some point through 2025; the earliest crossing in Ember's series is Thailand in 1987.
Top Movers in Gas Share
Ember, 2015 to 2025Biggest falls in share, 2020 to 2025
| Belarus | |
|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | |
| Netherlands | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Portugal | |
| Pakistan | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Nigeria |
Biggest falls in share, 2015 to 2025
| Belarus | |
|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | |
| Vietnam | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Turkey | |
| Malaysia | |
| Nigeria | |
| Uzbekistan |
Annual statistics, 2010 to 2025
| Year | Belarus | United Arab Emirates | Netherlands | Bangladesh | Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 97.1% | 100.0% | 63.8% | 92.5% | 27.9% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | 100.0% | 61.7% | 86.4% | 28.8% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | 100.0% | 55.3% | 83.9% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | 99.9% | 55.8% | 83.2% | 14.4% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | 99.7% | 50.5% | 82.0% | 13.2% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | 99.8% | 42.0% | 80.7% | 20.7% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | 99.8% | 46.1% | 80.2% | 21.3% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | 99.4% | 49.8% | 78.7% | 32.8% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | 99.1% | 51.0% | 75.4% | 26.8% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | 97.4% | 58.9% | 80.3% | 33.5% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | 94.5% | 59.5% | 82.9% | 34.3% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | 86.7% | 46.9% | 73.0% | 31.6% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | 82.1% | 39.8% | 67.7% | 37.5% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | 70.7% | 38.4% | 66.0% | 22.6% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | 68.3% | 36.2% | 65.9% | 11.9% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | 68.0% | 34.9% | 64.3% | 16.5% |
Gas Share and Generation by Country, 2025
74 countries| Country | Share 2025 | Share change since 2020 | Share change since 2015 | Generation 2025 | Change since 2020 | Change since 2015 | Peak year | Below peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ง๐พ Belarus | 56.2% | -33.9 points | -41.7 points | 25.5 TWh | -9.18 TWh | -7.84 TWh | 2019 | 34.9% |
| ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | 68.0% | -26.5 points | -31.7 points | 125 TWh | -4.30 TWh | -1.61 TWh | 2018 | 6.9% |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | 34.9% | -24.6 points | -7.2 points | 47.1 TWh | -25.4 TWh | +1.28 TWh | 2010 | 37.5% |
| ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh | 64.3% | -18.6 points | -16.4 points | 66.5 TWh | -4.41 TWh | +18.7 TWh | 2020 | 6.2% |
| ๐ต๐น Portugal | 16.5% | -17.8 points | -4.2 points | 8.43 TWh | -9.17 TWh | -2.13 TWh | 2017 | 55.4% |
| ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan | 23.0% | -12.2 points | -8.0 points | 39.3 TWh | -8.41 TWh | +4.34 TWh | 2018 | 31.5% |
| ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan | 72.3% | -11.6 points | -12.2 points | 62.7 TWh | +6.86 TWh | +14.2 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | 68.0% | -11.4 points | -12.5 points | 28.9 TWh | -1.27 TWh | +2.22 TWh | 2023 | 8.6% |
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 20.8% | -9.5 points | -11.4 points | 15.0 TWh | -11.8 TWh | -7.04 TWh | 2010 | 51.4% |
| ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam | 6.0% | -8.2 points | -23.8 points | 19.7 TWh | -15.0 TWh | -28.5 TWh | 2015 | 59.1% |
| ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt | 76.1% | -7.9 points | +4.7 points | 184 TWh | +17.6 TWh | +54.6 TWh | 2024 | 0.4% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 32.7% | -7.8 points | -7.8 points | 336 TWh | -73.1 TWh | -81.1 TWh | 2017 | 27.5% |
| ๐ญ๐ท Croatia | 18.7% | -7.3 points | +8.0 points | 2.74 TWh | -700 GWh | +1.54 TWh | 2023 | 29.0% |
| ๐จ๐ด Colombia | 13.2% | -6.4 points | -9.9 points | 11.9 TWh | -3.30 TWh | -6.06 TWh | 2024 | 39.9% |
| ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan | 88.7% | -6.0 points | +2.2 points | 24.6 TWh | +250 GWh | +3.38 TWh | 2023 | 9.0% |
| ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia | 11.6% | -6.0 points | -10.6 points | 61.3 TWh | +10.1 TWh | +7.20 TWh | 2024 | 10.8% |
| ๐ด๐ฒ Oman | 91.5% | -5.9 points | -5.9 points | 48.6 TWh | +11.3 TWh | +16.7 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | 20.3% | -5.7 points | +3.5 points | 8.15 TWh | -940 GWh | +3.04 TWh | 2007 | 46.5% |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 21.5% | -5.4 points | +2.6 points | 62.1 TWh | -7.69 TWh | +9.55 TWh | 2008 | 48.6% |
| ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina | 56.0% | -5.4 points | +1.6 points | 85.9 TWh | -2.86 TWh | +6.75 TWh | 2018 | 10.0% |
| ๐ฉ๐ด Dominican Republic | 26.8% | -5.3 points | +3.0 points | 6.06 TWh | -190 GWh | +1.78 TWh | 2021 | 21.4% |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand | 8.7% | -5.0 points | -6.9 points | 3.82 TWh | -2.12 TWh | -2.98 TWh | 2001 | 68.6% |
| ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia | 20.5% | -4.8 points | -1.7 points | 2.76 TWh | -60.0 GWh | +380 GWh | 2023 | 20.0% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | 31.3% | -4.7 points | +1.9 points | 92.0 TWh | -19.9 TWh | -7.90 TWh | 2008 | 47.8% |
| ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 91.1% | -4.7 points | -4.1 points | 54.8 TWh | +3.93 TWh | +6.88 TWh | 2024 | 0.3% |
| ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | 1.1% | -4.6 points | -6.4 points | 940 GWh | -3.05 TWh | -4.26 TWh | 2003 | 93.2% |
| ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | 15.5% | -4.6 points | -4.1 points | 44.2 TWh | -8.83 TWh | -5.49 TWh | 2019 | 20.6% |
| ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | 96.0% | -3.7 points | -3.7 points | 54.9 TWh | +5.64 TWh | +13.4 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ซ๐ท France | 3.0% | -3.7 points | -0.7 points | 17.2 TWh | -18.0 TWh | -3.91 TWh | 2022 | 62.3% |
| ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia | 5.4% | -3.2 points | +2.6 points | 4.08 TWh | -2.79 TWh | +1.80 TWh | 2021 | 44.2% |
| ๐จ๐ฑ Chile | 15.3% | -3.0 points | +0.1 points | 13.5 TWh | -1.75 TWh | +2.18 TWh | 2023 | 19.2% |
| ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | 1.5% | -2.7 points | -4.9 points | 520 GWh | -660 GWh | -1.30 TWh | 2004 | 94.8% |
| ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | 47.9% | -2.6 points | +4.0 points | 15.0 TWh | -1.25 TWh | +2.62 TWh | 2010 | 17.2% |
| ๐ฆ๐น Austria | 11.9% | -2.5 points | -0.5 points | 8.71 TWh | -1.24 TWh | +1.05 TWh | 2010 | 39.3% |
| ๐ฎ๐ณ India | 2.3% | -2.5 points | -2.6 points | 48.5 TWh | -26.3 TWh | -16.2 TWh | 2010 | 58.9% |
| ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | 17.3% | -1.9 points | -5.6 points | 21.3 TWh | +1.76 TWh | +2.38 TWh | 2019 | 4.9% |
| ๐ง๐ท Brazil | 7.8% | -1.7 points | -5.9 points | 59.4 TWh | -80.0 GWh | -20.1 TWh | 2021 | 31.7% |
| ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia | 11.3% | -1.2 points | +5.3 points | 3.29 TWh | -280 GWh | +1.69 TWh | 2021 | 24.7% |
| ๐ช๐จ Ecuador | 2.6% | -1.1 points | -8.3 points | 960 GWh | -190 GWh | -1.85 TWh | 2014 | 67.0% |
| ๐น๐ณ Tunisia | 94.7% | -1.0 points | +2.3 points | 21.2 TWh | +720 GWh | +3.20 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 47.3% | -1.0 points | +7.6 points | 126 TWh | -8.05 TWh | +14.8 TWh | 2008 | 27.3% |
| ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria | 4.9% | -0.8 points | +1.1 points | 1.86 TWh | -430 GWh | 0 TWh | 1995 | 42.1% |
| ๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan | 0.9% | -0.7 points | +0.9 points | 220 GWh | -110 GWh | +220 GWh | 2007 | 42.1% |
| ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland | 0.4% | -0.5 points | -0.5 points | 270 GWh | -350 GWh | -360 GWh | 2010 | 73.8% |
| ๐ณ๐ด Norway | 0.6% | -0.5 points | -1.0 points | 930 GWh | -680 GWh | -1.27 TWh | 2010 | 80.6% |
| ๐น๐ท Turkey | 22.1% | -0.4 points | -15.8 points | 78.4 TWh | +10.3 TWh | -20.9 TWh | 2014 | 35.0% |
| ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | 73.3% | -0.3 points | -0.4 points | 292 TWh | +43.9 TWh | +85.6 TWh | 2023 | 0.5% |
| ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | 40.3% | -0.2 points | +22.4 points | 23.3 TWh | +4.09 TWh | +14.2 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | 40.0% | -0.2 points | +7.3 points | 1,807 TWh | +183 TWh | +474 TWh | 2024 | 3.3% |
| ๐ท๐ด Romania | 17.0% | -0.2 points | +2.7 points | 8.45 TWh | -1.01 TWh | -940 GWh | 1990 | 62.6% |
| ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | 28.0% | -0.1 points | +5.8 points | 176 TWh | +13.4 TWh | +53.9 TWh | 2021 | 2.9% |
| ๐จ๐ณ China | 3.2% | -0.0 points | +0.3 points | 338 TWh | +85.1 TWh | +171 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | 0.0% | 0.0 points | 0.0 points | 0 TWh | 0 TWh | 0 TWh | 2014 | 100.0% |
| ๐ธ๐ช Sweden | 0.1% | +0.0 points | -0.2 points | 120 GWh | +20.0 GWh | -330 GWh | 2010 | 95.9% |
| ๐ต๐ท Puerto Rico | 29.5% | +0.0 points | -1.0 points | 5.76 TWh | +140 GWh | -610 GWh | 2019 | 24.5% |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | 16.8% | +0.0 points | +7.2 points | 83.5 TWh | -11.5 TWh | +22.0 TWh | 2020 | 12.1% |
| ๐บ๐พ Uruguay | 0.1% | +0.1 points | +0.1 points | 20.0 GWh | +20.0 GWh | +20.0 GWh | 2019 | 83.3% |
| ๐น๐ญ Thailand | 61.5% | +0.2 points | -8.2 points | 123 TWh | +9.47 TWh | -5.19 TWh | 2024 | 9.6% |
| ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | +0.2 points | -0.6 points | 90.0 GWh | +10.00 GWh | -80.0 GWh | 2002 | 94.8% |
| ๐ง๐ด Bolivia | 62.4% | +0.8 points | -7.1 points | 8.50 TWh | +2.17 TWh | +2.24 TWh | 2024 | 2.6% |
| ๐ต๐ช Peru | 36.1% | +0.8 points | -9.0 points | 21.8 TWh | +3.16 TWh | +100.0 GWh | 2023 | 20.4% |
| ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | 10.8% | +1.9 points | -8.5 points | 4.79 TWh | +1.33 TWh | -990 GWh | 2012 | 19.5% |
| ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia | 33.4% | +2.6 points | -13.2 points | 70.4 TWh | +16.7 TWh | +400 GWh | 2024 | 6.4% |
| ๐ท๐บ Russia | 45.6% | +2.7 points | -4.0 points | 545 TWh | +79.1 TWh | +15.2 TWh | 2024 | 1.6% |
| ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | 63.7% | +2.9 points | +16.6 points | 300 TWh | +68.9 TWh | +135 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia | 6.4% | +3.0 points | +3.7 points | 950 GWh | +370 GWh | +550 GWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | 14.4% | +3.3 points | +10.5 points | 24.8 TWh | +7.51 TWh | +18.4 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ท๐ธ Serbia | 6.1% | +4.7 points | +5.5 points | 2.21 TWh | +1.70 TWh | +1.99 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 70.0% | +5.8 points | +10.3 points | 273 TWh | +63.7 TWh | +87.4 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan | 27.1% | +6.6 points | +9.8 points | 33.7 TWh | +11.5 TWh | +17.8 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | 19.7% | +8.2 points | +9.4 points | 130 TWh | +54.5 TWh | +62.1 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | 62.2% | +9.6 points | +6.9 points | 55.5 TWh | +16.3 TWh | +17.8 TWh | 2024 | 3.3% |
| ๐น๐ผ Taiwan | 48.8% | +12.4 points | +17.5 points | 141 TWh | +39.0 TWh | +60.2 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | 79.7% | +12.6 points | +28.0 points | 65.4 TWh | +16.6 TWh | +32.3 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
Countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in 2025 and have published 2025, 82 in this data, with at least 100 GWh of gas in some year. Each is compared with its own 2020 and 2015 values; a blank means Ember has no figure for that year. Peak is the highest annual gas generation in the country's series.
Gas share over 50%: When Each Country Got There
26 countries| Country | First year over | Share 2025 | Status in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | By 1985 | 16.8% | Fell back under |
| ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | By 1985 | 63.7% | Still over |
| ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | By 1985 | 68.0% | Still over |
| ๐น๐ญ Thailand | 1987 | 61.5% | Still over |
| ๐ฎ๐ท Iran | 1989 | 73.3% | Still over |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | By 1990 | 34.9% | Fell back under |
| ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt | 1992 | 76.1% | Still over |
| ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia | 1995 | 33.4% | Fell back under |
| ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina | 1999 | 56.0% | Still over |
| ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh | By 2000 | 64.3% | Still over |
| ๐ง๐พ Belarus | By 2000 | 56.2% | Still over |
| ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | By 2000 | 68.0% | Still over |
| ๐ด๐ฒ Oman | By 2000 | 91.5% | Still over |
| ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | By 2000 | 96.0% | Still over |
| ๐น๐ณ Tunisia | By 2000 | 94.7% | Still over |
| ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan | By 2000 | 72.3% | Still over |
| ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan | 2001 | 88.7% | Still over |
| ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 2002 | 91.1% | Still over |
| ๐ง๐ด Bolivia | 2003 | 62.4% | Still over |
| ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | 2003 | 47.9% | Fell back under |
| ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan | 2004 | 23.0% | Fell back under |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 2005 | 47.3% | Fell back under |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 2009 | 70.0% | Still over |
| ๐ท๐บ Russia | 2010 | 45.6% | Fell back under |
| ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | 2012 | 62.2% | Still over |
| ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | 2015 | 79.7% | Still over |
First year in Ember's annual series with a share at or above 50%. "By" means the country's series already started over the line, so the true year is earlier or unknown.
Countries That Have Exited Gas
1 country| Country | Peak year | Peak generation | Generation 2025 | Near zero since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | 2014 | 3.14 TWh | 0 TWh | 2015 |
Exit means a peak of at least 1 TWh in the series and under 100 GWh in both 2025 and the year before. Near zero since is the first year of the unbroken run under 100 GWh that continues to 2025. A country with only one near zero year is not counted, because a single year can be a gap in Ember's series.
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. Annual statistics from Ember, complete years to 2025.
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