Gas accounted for 77.3 percent of the Middle East's electricity generation in 2021, making this the region with the largest gas share in electricity production in the world. By comparison, Asia's gas share accounted for only 11.1 percent of the region's electricity generation, despite it being the second-largest region in terms of global gas power generation.
Gas share in electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region
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Ember. (March 30, 2022). Gas share in electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312246/global-gas-power-generation-share-by-region/
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Ember. (2022). Gas share in electricity generation worldwide in 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312246/global-gas-power-generation-share-by-region/
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