Natural gas accounted for 22.8 percent of total electricity generation worldwide in 2022. This was a decrease of around one percent when compared with the previous year. As overall power demand increased, so did actual global gas power generation, which reached 6,581 terawatt-hours in 2022.
Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022
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Ember. (May 9, 2024). Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303732/global-gas-power-generation-share/
Ember. "Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022." Chart. May 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303732/global-gas-power-generation-share/
Ember. (2024). Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303732/global-gas-power-generation-share/
Ember. "Natural Gas Share in Electricity Production Worldwide from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303732/global-gas-power-generation-share/
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Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], Ember, May 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303732/global-gas-power-generation-share/