Natural gas accounted for 22.5 percent of total electricity generation worldwide in 2023. 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 6,635 terawatt-hours in 2023.
Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2023
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Ember. (July 17, 2024). Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303732/global-gas-power-generation-share/
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