The United States Has the Most Gas Capacity, 546 GW in 2024
Ember's latest complete year of installed capacity data is 2024. Among the 84 countries with at least 1.00 GW of gas capacity in 2024, the United States has the most, 546 GW, and China added the most since 2019, +48.1 GW. Kazakhstan ran its gas plants at the highest capacity factor, 83.0%. Worldwide, gas capacity was 2,037 GW in 2024, against 1,834 GW in 2019.
Key Facts
- The latest complete Ember year of installed capacity data is 2024; each country is compared with its own 2019 and 2014 figures.
- World gas capacity was 2,037 GW in 2024, 1,834 GW in 2019 and 1,541 GW in 2014.
- World gas generation was 6,826 TWh in 2024, a capacity factor of 38.1% on 2,037 GW.
- the United States has the most gas capacity: 546 GW in 2024, generating 1,870 TWh.
- Over 2019 to 2024, China added the most gas capacity: +48.1 GW, to 139 GW.
- Over 2014 to 2024, the United States added the most gas capacity: +98.6 GW, to 546 GW.
- Poland grew fastest in percentage terms since 2019 among countries that already had 1.00 GW or more: +108%.
- Capacity factor in 2024 ranged from 0.0% in Uruguay to 83.0% in Kazakhstan, across 84 countries with a usable figure.
Countries With the Most Gas Capacity, 2024
Ember, 2009 to 2024Installed capacity, 2024
| United States | |
|---|---|
| China | |
| Russia | |
| Japan | |
| Iran | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Italy | |
| Egypt | |
| South Korea | |
| Mexico |
Highest capacity factor, 2024
| Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|
| Taiwan | |
| Philippines | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Singapore | |
| Russia | |
| Mexico | |
| Kuwait | |
| Ghana |
Annual statistics, 2009 to 2024
| Year | United States | China | Russia | Japan | Iran |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 397 GW | 29.1 GW | 81.8 GW | 60.2 GW | 34.6 GW |
| 2010 | 406 GW | 32.0 GW | 82.9 GW | 63.7 GW | 39.2 GW |
| 2011 | 417 GW | 34.8 GW | 88.0 GW | 63.8 GW | 39.4 GW |
| 2012 | 427 GW | 36.2 GW | 92.3 GW | 64.8 GW | 45.4 GW |
| 2013 | 436 GW | 41.9 GW | 94.9 GW | 67.7 GW | 47.8 GW |
| 2014 | 447 GW | 55.0 GW | 100 GW | 73.3 GW | 50.1 GW |
| 2015 | 457 GW | 63.9 GW | 102 GW | 75.0 GW | 50.7 GW |
| 2016 | 472 GW | 67.5 GW | 104 GW | 78.2 GW | 52.8 GW |
| 2017 | 484 GW | 73.1 GW | 107 GW | 79.3 GW | 55.7 GW |
| 2018 | 508 GW | 81.9 GW | 108 GW | 81.0 GW | 56.4 GW |
| 2019 | 518 GW | 90.8 GW | 109 GW | 82.2 GW | 61.1 GW |
| 2020 | 523 GW | 98.0 GW | 109 GW | 84.6 GW | 63.7 GW |
| 2021 | 529 GW | 105 GW | 108 GW | 79.0 GW | 65.8 GW |
| 2022 | 536 GW | 113 GW | 109 GW | 77.4 GW | 68.5 GW |
| 2023 | 543 GW | 122 GW | 110 GW | 79.9 GW | 72.9 GW |
| 2024 | 546 GW | 139 GW | 110 GW | 81.5 GW | 74.6 GW |
Gas Capacity, Growth and Capacity Factor by Country, 2024
84 countries| Country | Capacity 2024 | Change since 2019 | Growth since 2019 | Change since 2014 | Growth since 2014 | Generation 2024 | Capacity factor 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 546 GW | +27.8 GW | +5% | +98.6 GW | +22% | 1,870 TWh | 39.0% |
| China | 139 GW | +48.1 GW | +53% | +84.0 GW | +153% | 321 TWh | 26.3% |
| Russia | 110 GW | +1.44 GW | +1% | +10.2 GW | +10% | 554 TWh | 57.0% |
| Japan | 81.5 GW | -670 MW | -1% | +8.14 GW | +11% | 346 TWh | 48.4% |
| Iran | 74.6 GW | +13.4 GW | +22% | +24.4 GW | +49% | 286 TWh | 43.7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 69.4 GW | +7.72 GW | +13% | +24.3 GW | +54% | 288 TWh | 47.2% |
| Italy | 56.2 GW | -1.20 GW | -2% | -11.3 GW | -17% | 119 TWh | 24.0% |
| Egypt | 53.4 GW | +1.22 GW | +2% | +27.9 GW | +110% | 185 TWh | 39.4% |
| South Korea | 50.3 GW | +7.37 GW | +17% | +17.6 GW | +54% | 178 TWh | 40.4% |
| Mexico | 45.1 GW | +6.16 GW | +16% | +14.7 GW | +49% | 222 TWh | 56.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 41.7 GW | +4.38 GW | +12% | +7.11 GW | +21% | 121 TWh | 33.0% |
| Thailand | 38.1 GW | +6.49 GW | +21% | +15.1 GW | +66% | 136 TWh | 40.7% |
| United Kingdom | 38.1 GW | +2.05 GW | +6% | +4.00 GW | +12% | 86.3 TWh | 25.8% |
| Iraq | 34.6 GW | +13.8 GW | +67% | +20.5 GW | +145% | 79.3 TWh | 26.1% |
| Germany | 32.3 GW | +4.86 GW | +18% | +7.61 GW | +31% | 78.4 TWh | 27.6% |
| India | 31.3 GW | -1.30 GW | -4% | +3.17 GW | +11% | 56.4 TWh | 20.5% |
| Spain | 27.4 GW | -80 MW | -0% | -60 MW | -0% | 52.3 TWh | 21.7% |
| Canada | 27.2 GW | +7.96 GW | +41% | +9.97 GW | +58% | 110 TWh | 45.9% |
| Turkey | 26.9 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +5.32 GW | +25% | 63.3 TWh | 26.7% |
| Australia | 26.3 GW | +3.56 GW | +16% | +8.48 GW | +48% | 49.1 TWh | 21.3% |
| Algeria | 25.8 GW | +5.37 GW | +26% | +11.7 GW | +83% | 95.0 TWh | 41.9% |
| Indonesia | 23.6 GW | +5.58 GW | +31% | +8.60 GW | +57% | 68.8 TWh | 33.2% |
| Argentina | 22.8 GW | +3.92 GW | +21% | +7.58 GW | +50% | 82.0 TWh | 40.9% |
| Taiwan | 19.4 GW | +2.22 GW | +13% | +4.61 GW | +31% | 125 TWh | 73.4% |
| Pakistan | 17.8 GW | +1.52 GW | +9% | +5.59 GW | +46% | 42.3 TWh | 27.0% |
| Brazil | 17.8 GW | +3.63 GW | +26% | +4.05 GW | +30% | 48.8 TWh | 31.2% |
| France | 17.5 GW | -810 MW | -4% | -6.63 GW | -27% | 18.1 TWh | 11.8% |
| Malaysia | 16.8 GW | +1.05 GW | +7% | +4.40 GW | +36% | 75.2 TWh | 51.0% |
| Netherlands | 14.9 GW | -30 MW | -0% | +780 MW | +6% | 44.3 TWh | 33.8% |
| Uzbekistan | 14.4 GW | +4.13 GW | +40% | +5.94 GW | +70% | 61.3 TWh | 48.5% |
| Israel | 13.7 GW | +2.02 GW | +17% | +3.92 GW | +40% | 57.4 TWh | 47.6% |
| Oman | 13.5 GW | +200 MW | +2% | +4.39 GW | +48% | 44.8 TWh | 37.8% |
| Bangladesh | 13.1 GW | +2.78 GW | +27% | +8.53 GW | +189% | 67.0 TWh | 58.5% |
| Qatar | 12.6 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +2.52 GW | +25% | 54.4 TWh | 49.2% |
| Venezuela | 12.4 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +1.75 GW | +16% | 3.60 TWh | 3.3% |
| Nigeria | 11.9 GW | +1.04 GW | +10% | +3.67 GW | +45% | 28.2 TWh | 26.9% |
| Libya | 11.9 GW | +1.72 GW | +17% | +2.49 GW | +27% | 25.8 TWh | 24.7% |
| Kuwait | 11.7 GW | +620 MW | +6% | +4.50 GW | +62% | 57.4 TWh | 55.8% |
| Singapore | 10.9 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +80 MW | +1% | 54.9 TWh | 57.3% |
| Belarus | 9.73 GW | -90 MW | -1% | -450 MW | -4% | 27.0 TWh | 31.6% |
| Bahrain | 9.28 GW | +2.18 GW | +31% | +3.97 GW | +75% | 37.9 TWh | 46.4% |
| Syria | 7.83 GW | +460 MW | +6% | +460 MW | +6% | 13.0 TWh | 18.9% |
| Vietnam | 7.49 GW | 0 GW | 0% | 0 GW | 0% | 21.8 TWh | 33.2% |
| Turkmenistan | 7.09 GW | +570 MW | +9% | +2.91 GW | +70% | 33.0 TWh | 53.0% |
| Belgium | 7.00 GW | +20 MW | +0% | -500 MW | -7% | 14.2 TWh | 23.0% |
| Greece | 6.09 GW | +830 MW | +16% | +1.64 GW | +37% | 21.5 TWh | 40.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 5.86 GW | +380 MW | +7% | +780 MW | +15% | 24.5 TWh | 47.6% |
| Hong Kong | 5.80 GW | +1.93 GW | +50% | +1.93 GW | +50% | 24.0 TWh | 47.1% |
| Tunisia | 5.45 GW | +1.07 GW | +24% | +1.75 GW | +47% | 20.2 TWh | 42.2% |
| Chile | 5.00 GW | +80 MW | +2% | +870 MW | +21% | 12.7 TWh | 28.8% |
| Austria | 4.99 GW | +440 MW | +10% | +440 MW | +10% | 7.54 TWh | 17.2% |
| Peru | 4.91 GW | -2.19 GW | -31% | +470 MW | +11% | 23.2 TWh | 53.9% |
| Ireland | 4.76 GW | +500 MW | +12% | +960 MW | +25% | 15.1 TWh | 36.1% |
| Poland | 4.68 GW | +2.43 GW | +108% | +3.77 GW | +414% | 20.5 TWh | 49.8% |
| Colombia | 4.31 GW | +930 MW | +28% | +1.02 GW | +31% | 19.8 TWh | 52.3% |
| Hungary | 4.30 GW | -1.31 GW | -23% | -1.30 GW | -23% | 7.13 TWh | 18.9% |
| Kazakhstan | 4.27 GW | +210 MW | +5% | +900 MW | +27% | 31.1 TWh | 83.0% |
| Portugal | 4.19 GW | -80 MW | -2% | -80 MW | -2% | 5.63 TWh | 15.3% |
| Jordan | 4.00 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +1.12 GW | +39% | 14.7 TWh | 41.8% |
| Philippines | 3.32 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +420 MW | +14% | 18.1 TWh | 61.9% |
| Romania | 3.27 GW | +20 MW | +1% | +60 MW | +2% | 9.15 TWh | 31.9% |
| Ghana | 3.06 GW | +200 MW | +7% | +1.78 GW | +139% | 14.9 TWh | 55.5% |
| Myanmar | 2.44 GW | +460 MW | +23% | +1.34 GW | +122% | 10.0 TWh | 46.7% |
| Bolivia | 2.43 GW | +930 MW | +62% | +1.15 GW | +90% | 8.73 TWh | 40.9% |
| Dominican Republic | 2.24 GW | +1.29 GW | +136% | +1.76 GW | +367% | 7.00 TWh | 35.6% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2.06 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +240 MW | +13% | 9.50 TWh | 52.5% |
| Georgia | 2.04 GW | +260 MW | +15% | +490 MW | +32% | 2.81 TWh | 15.7% |
| Slovakia | 1.99 GW | -430 MW | -18% | -850 MW | -30% | 2.88 TWh | 16.5% |
| Armenia | 1.83 GW | +260 MW | +17% | +260 MW | +17% | 3.52 TWh | 21.9% |
| Czechia | 1.77 GW | +70 MW | +4% | +70 MW | +4% | 3.79 TWh | 24.4% |
| Lithuania | 1.73 GW | +10 MW | +1% | -970 MW | -36% | 840 GWh | 5.5% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1.47 GW | +640 MW | +77% | +1.36 GW | +1,236% | 7.65 TWh | 59.2% |
| Puerto Rico | 1.45 GW | +100 MW | +7% | +120 MW | +9% | 5.40 TWh | 42.4% |
| Finland | 1.43 GW | -60 MW | -4% | -30 MW | -2% | 820 GWh | 6.5% |
| New Zealand | 1.42 GW | +100 MW | +8% | +100 MW | +8% | 4.31 TWh | 34.6% |
| Moldova | 1.38 GW | 0 GW | 0% | 0 GW | 0% | 5.20 TWh | 42.9% |
| South Africa | 1.29 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +1.01 GW | +361% | 0 TWh | 0.0% |
| Panama | 1.20 GW | +670 MW | +126% | +1.20 GW | n/a | 2.80 TWh | 26.6% |
| Bulgaria | 1.18 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +630 MW | +115% | 2.04 TWh | 19.7% |
| Tanzania | 1.15 GW | +260 MW | +29% | +570 MW | +98% | 5.55 TWh | 54.9% |
| Brunei | 1.14 GW | +150 MW | +15% | +230 MW | +25% | 4.40 TWh | 43.9% |
| Uruguay | 1.11 GW | 0 GW | 0% | +20 MW | +2% | 0 TWh | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 1.08 GW | +320 MW | +42% | +320 MW | +42% | 910 GWh | 9.6% |
| Latvia | 1.03 GW | -80 MW | -7% | -110 MW | -10% | 1.68 TWh | 18.6% |
Countries with at least 1.00 GW of gas capacity in 2024: 84 are listed, and 36 countries with less are left out. Each is compared with its own 2019 and 2014 values; a country that has not published 2024 is not listed, and a blank means Ember has no figure. Growth in percent is shown only when the earlier year had at least 100 MW; a tiny base gives meaningless percentages.
How Capacity Factor Is Calculated
2024, 8,784 hoursCapacity factor is a country's gas generation in 2024 divided by its installed capacity times the 8,784 hours in 2024, using the same year for both. It is the share of the year the fleet would have needed to run at full output to produce what it did. Guards: the factor is left blank where capacity is missing or under 1.00 GW, where generation is missing, and where it comes out above 100% (none here), which is treated as a data error or under reported capacity. If capacity grew during 2024, the factor is understated, because a full year of output is set against the larger figure.
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2024. Installed capacity and generation from Ember annual statistics, complete years to 2024.