Natural gas accounted for ***** percent of total electricity generation worldwide in 2024. This was a decrease of around **** percent when compared with 2020, which saw the highest gas share in worldwide power production. Global gas power generation reached ******** terawatt-hours in 2025.
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Ember. (June 11, 2026). Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303732/global-gas-power-generation-share/
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Ember. (2026). Natural gas share in electricity production worldwide from 2000 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303732/global-gas-power-generation-share/
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