Belarus Has Cut the Most Gas Share Since 2020: -33.9 points
Ember's latest complete year of country data is 2025. Among the 79 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 21.9% 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 6,937 TWh in 2025, 21.9% 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: -71.8 TWh of gas generation.
- Over 2015 to 2025, Japan changed most in absolute terms: -79.9 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.
- 24 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 | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Portugal | |
| Pakistan | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Nigeria | |
| Vietnam |
Biggest falls in share, 2015 to 2025
| Belarus | |
|---|---|
| Vietnam | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Turkey | |
| Malaysia | |
| Nigeria | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Colombia |
Annual statistics, 2010 to 2025
| Year | Belarus | Netherlands | Bangladesh | Portugal | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 97.1% | 63.8% | 92.5% | 27.9% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | 61.7% | 86.4% | 28.8% | 29.2% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | 55.3% | 83.9% | 23.5% | 27.6% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | 55.8% | 83.2% | 14.4% | 25.4% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | 50.5% | 82.0% | 13.2% | 26.3% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | 42.0% | 80.7% | 20.7% | 31.0% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | 46.1% | 80.2% | 21.3% | 33.7% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | 49.8% | 78.7% | 32.8% | 37.7% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | 51.0% | 75.4% | 26.8% | 44.5% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | 58.9% | 80.3% | 33.5% | 34.1% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | 59.5% | 82.9% | 34.3% | 35.2% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | 46.9% | 73.0% | 31.6% | 33.1% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | 39.8% | 67.7% | 37.5% | 29.8% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | 38.4% | 66.0% | 22.6% | 29.6% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | 36.2% | 65.9% | 11.9% | 28.0% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | 34.9% | 64.3% | 16.5% | 23.0% |
Gas Share and Generation by Country, 2025
71 countries| Country | Share 2025 | Share change since 2020 | Share change since 2015 | Generation 2025 | Change since 2020 | Change since 2015 | Peak year | Below peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 56.2% | -33.9 points | -41.7 points | 25.5 TWh | -9.18 TWh | -7.84 TWh | 2019 | 34.9% |
| Netherlands | 34.9% | -24.6 points | -7.2 points | 47.1 TWh | -25.4 TWh | +1.28 TWh | 2010 | 37.5% |
| Bangladesh | 64.3% | -18.6 points | -16.3 points | 66.5 TWh | -4.41 TWh | +18.7 TWh | 2020 | 6.2% |
| Portugal | 16.5% | -17.8 points | -4.2 points | 8.43 TWh | -9.17 TWh | -2.13 TWh | 2017 | 55.4% |
| Pakistan | 23.0% | -12.2 points | -8.0 points | 39.3 TWh | -8.41 TWh | +4.34 TWh | 2018 | 31.5% |
| Uzbekistan | 72.3% | -11.6 points | -12.2 points | 62.7 TWh | +6.86 TWh | +14.2 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Nigeria | 68.0% | -11.4 points | -12.4 points | 28.9 TWh | -1.27 TWh | +2.22 TWh | 2023 | 8.6% |
| Vietnam | 6.2% | -8.0 points | -23.5 points | 19.3 TWh | -15.4 TWh | -28.9 TWh | 2015 | 60.0% |
| Japan | 32.8% | -7.7 points | -7.8 points | 338 TWh | -71.8 TWh | -79.9 TWh | 2017 | 27.3% |
| Argentina | 53.9% | -7.5 points | -0.5 points | 82.5 TWh | -6.24 TWh | +3.37 TWh | 2018 | 13.5% |
| Croatia | 18.7% | -7.3 points | +8.0 points | 2.74 TWh | -700 GWh | +1.54 TWh | 2023 | 29.0% |
| Colombia | 13.7% | -5.9 points | -9.4 points | 12.4 TWh | -2.76 TWh | -5.52 TWh | 2024 | 37.2% |
| Hungary | 20.3% | -5.7 points | +3.5 points | 8.15 TWh | -940 GWh | +3.04 TWh | 2007 | 46.5% |
| Azerbaijan | 89.1% | -5.6 points | +2.6 points | 24.6 TWh | +250 GWh | +3.38 TWh | 2023 | 9.0% |
| Oman | 91.9% | -5.5 points | -5.5 points | 48.5 TWh | +11.3 TWh | +16.7 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Spain | 21.5% | -5.3 points | +2.6 points | 62.1 TWh | -7.69 TWh | +9.55 TWh | 2008 | 48.6% |
| Dominican Republic | 26.8% | -5.3 points | +3.0 points | 6.06 TWh | -190 GWh | +1.78 TWh | 2021 | 21.4% |
| New Zealand | 8.9% | -4.8 points | -6.8 points | 3.84 TWh | -2.10 TWh | -2.96 TWh | 2001 | 68.4% |
| Georgia | 20.5% | -4.8 points | -1.7 points | 2.76 TWh | -60.0 GWh | +380 GWh | 2023 | 20.0% |
| United Kingdom | 31.4% | -4.7 points | +1.9 points | 92.0 TWh | -19.9 TWh | -7.90 TWh | 2008 | 47.8% |
| Singapore | 91.1% | -4.7 points | -4.1 points | 54.8 TWh | +3.93 TWh | +6.88 TWh | 2024 | 0.3% |
| Finland | 1.1% | -4.6 points | -6.4 points | 940 GWh | -3.05 TWh | -4.26 TWh | 2003 | 93.2% |
| Belgium | 25.9% | -4.4 points | -6.3 points | 18.6 TWh | -8.14 TWh | -3.38 TWh | 2010 | 39.6% |
| Egypt | 79.6% | -4.4 points | +8.2 points | 196 TWh | +28.7 TWh | +65.8 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Denmark | 0.3% | -3.8 points | -6.0 points | 110 GWh | -1.07 TWh | -1.71 TWh | 2004 | 98.9% |
| Qatar | 96.0% | -3.7 points | -3.7 points | 54.9 TWh | +5.64 TWh | +13.4 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| France | 3.0% | -3.7 points | -0.7 points | 17.2 TWh | -18.0 TWh | -3.91 TWh | 2022 | 62.3% |
| Australia | 16.4% | -3.6 points | -3.1 points | 47.1 TWh | -5.95 TWh | -2.61 TWh | 2019 | 15.5% |
| Czechia | 5.4% | -3.2 points | +2.7 points | 4.08 TWh | -2.79 TWh | +1.80 TWh | 2021 | 44.2% |
| Chile | 15.3% | -3.0 points | +0.1 points | 13.5 TWh | -1.75 TWh | +2.18 TWh | 2023 | 19.2% |
| Mexico | 61.6% | -2.6 points | +1.8 points | 220 TWh | +10.7 TWh | +34.4 TWh | 2024 | 0.8% |
| Ireland | 47.9% | -2.6 points | +4.0 points | 15.0 TWh | -1.25 TWh | +2.62 TWh | 2010 | 17.2% |
| Austria | 11.9% | -2.5 points | -0.5 points | 8.71 TWh | -1.24 TWh | +1.05 TWh | 2010 | 39.3% |
| India | 2.3% | -2.5 points | -2.6 points | 48.5 TWh | -26.3 TWh | -16.2 TWh | 2010 | 58.9% |
| Brazil | 7.3% | -2.2 points | -6.4 points | 54.9 TWh | -4.63 TWh | -24.6 TWh | 2021 | 36.9% |
| Philippines | 17.3% | -1.9 points | -5.6 points | 21.3 TWh | +1.75 TWh | +2.37 TWh | 2019 | 4.9% |
| Slovakia | 11.3% | -1.2 points | +5.3 points | 3.28 TWh | -290 GWh | +1.68 TWh | 2021 | 24.9% |
| Italy | 47.3% | -1.0 points | +7.6 points | 126 TWh | -8.05 TWh | +14.8 TWh | 2008 | 27.3% |
| Ecuador | 2.7% | -1.0 points | -8.2 points | 980 GWh | -170 GWh | -1.83 TWh | 2014 | 66.3% |
| Bulgaria | 4.9% | -0.8 points | +1.1 points | 1.86 TWh | -430 GWh | 0 TWh | 1995 | 42.1% |
| Tajikistan | 0.9% | -0.7 points | +0.9 points | 220 GWh | -110 GWh | +220 GWh | 2007 | 42.1% |
| Tunisia | 95.1% | -0.6 points | +2.8 points | 21.2 TWh | +720 GWh | +3.20 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Switzerland | 0.4% | -0.5 points | -0.5 points | 270 GWh | -350 GWh | -360 GWh | 2010 | 73.8% |
| Norway | 0.6% | -0.5 points | -1.0 points | 930 GWh | -680 GWh | -1.27 TWh | 2010 | 80.6% |
| Turkey | 22.1% | -0.4 points | -15.8 points | 78.4 TWh | +10.3 TWh | -20.9 TWh | 2014 | 35.0% |
| South Korea | 28.0% | -0.2 points | +5.7 points | 175 TWh | +12.0 TWh | +52.6 TWh | 2021 | 3.7% |
| Romania | 16.9% | -0.2 points | +2.6 points | 8.45 TWh | -1.01 TWh | -940 GWh | 1990 | 62.6% |
| Greece | 40.3% | -0.2 points | +22.5 points | 23.3 TWh | +4.09 TWh | +14.2 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| United States | 40.0% | -0.2 points | +7.3 points | 1,807 TWh | +183 TWh | +474 TWh | 2024 | 3.3% |
| China | 3.2% | -0.0 points | +0.3 points | 338 TWh | +85.1 TWh | +171 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0.0 points | 0.0 points | 0 TWh | 0 TWh | 0 TWh | 2014 | 100.0% |
| Uruguay | 0.0% | 0.0 points | 0.0 points | 0 TWh | 0 TWh | 0 TWh | 2019 | 100.0% |
| Sweden | 0.1% | +0.0 points | -0.2 points | 120 GWh | +20.0 GWh | -330 GWh | 2010 | 95.9% |
| Puerto Rico | 29.5% | +0.0 points | -1.0 points | 5.76 TWh | +140 GWh | -610 GWh | 2019 | 24.5% |
| Germany | 16.8% | +0.0 points | +7.2 points | 83.5 TWh | -11.5 TWh | +22.0 TWh | 2020 | 12.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | +0.2 points | -0.6 points | 90.0 GWh | +10.00 GWh | -80.0 GWh | 2002 | 94.8% |
| Bolivia | 62.4% | +0.8 points | -7.1 points | 8.50 TWh | +2.17 TWh | +2.24 TWh | 2024 | 2.6% |
| Peru | 36.1% | +0.8 points | -9.0 points | 21.8 TWh | +3.16 TWh | +100.0 GWh | 2023 | 20.4% |
| Morocco | 10.8% | +1.9 points | -8.5 points | 4.79 TWh | +1.33 TWh | -990 GWh | 2012 | 19.5% |
| Russia | 45.0% | +2.1 points | -4.6 points | 537 TWh | +71.2 TWh | +7.32 TWh | 2024 | 3.0% |
| Malaysia | 33.4% | +2.6 points | -13.2 points | 70.4 TWh | +16.7 TWh | +400 GWh | 2024 | 6.4% |
| Slovenia | 6.4% | +2.9 points | +3.7 points | 950 GWh | +370 GWh | +550 GWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Poland | 14.4% | +3.4 points | +10.5 points | 24.8 TWh | +7.50 TWh | +18.4 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Thailand | 65.5% | +4.1 points | -4.2 points | 123 TWh | +9.47 TWh | -5.19 TWh | 2024 | 9.6% |
| Serbia | 6.8% | +5.5 points | +6.3 points | 2.51 TWh | +2.00 TWh | +2.29 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Canada | 17.9% | +6.4 points | +7.6 points | 117 TWh | +41.0 TWh | +48.6 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Kazakhstan | 29.9% | +9.5 points | +12.6 points | 37.0 TWh | +14.8 TWh | +21.1 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Kuwait | 62.2% | +9.7 points | +6.9 points | 55.5 TWh | +16.3 TWh | +17.8 TWh | 2024 | 3.3% |
| Taiwan | 48.7% | +12.3 points | +17.4 points | 141 TWh | +38.6 TWh | +59.9 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Israel | 79.7% | +12.6 points | +28.0 points | 65.4 TWh | +16.6 TWh | +32.3 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
| Iran | 88.3% | +14.6 points | +14.6 points | 352 TWh | +103 TWh | +145 TWh | 2025 | At peak |
Countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in 2025 and have published 2025, 79 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
24 countries| Country | First year over | Share 2025 | Status in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | By 1985 | 16.8% | Fell back under |
| Thailand | 1987 | 65.5% | Still over |
| Iran | 1989 | 88.3% | Still over |
| Netherlands | By 1990 | 34.9% | Fell back under |
| Egypt | 1992 | 79.6% | Still over |
| Malaysia | 1995 | 33.4% | Fell back under |
| Argentina | 1999 | 53.9% | Still over |
| Bangladesh | By 2000 | 64.3% | Still over |
| Belarus | By 2000 | 56.2% | Still over |
| Nigeria | By 2000 | 68.0% | Still over |
| Oman | By 2000 | 91.9% | Still over |
| Qatar | By 2000 | 96.0% | Still over |
| Tunisia | By 2000 | 95.1% | Still over |
| Uzbekistan | By 2000 | 72.3% | Still over |
| Azerbaijan | 2001 | 89.1% | Still over |
| Singapore | 2002 | 91.1% | Still over |
| Bolivia | 2003 | 62.4% | Still over |
| Ireland | 2003 | 47.9% | Fell back under |
| Pakistan | 2004 | 23.0% | Fell back under |
| Italy | 2005 | 47.3% | Fell back under |
| Mexico | 2009 | 61.6% | Still over |
| Russia | 2010 | 45.0% | Fell back under |
| Kuwait | 2012 | 62.2% | Still over |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.