Gas-fired electricity generation · World
Published Our World in Data series · Energy · OWID.gas_electricity
6,921.14 TWh · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,921.14 | TWh |
| 2024 | 6,882.73 | TWh |
| 2023 | 6,699.42 | TWh |
| 2022 | 6,628.27 | TWh |
| 2021 | 6,556.63 | TWh |
| 2020 | 6,382.94 | TWh |
| 2019 | 6,401.31 | TWh |
| 2018 | 6,224.56 | TWh |
| 2017 | 5,973.6 | TWh |
| 2016 | 5,849.92 | TWh |
| 2015 | 5,539.88 | TWh |
| 2014 | 5,214.12 | TWh |
Source & interpretation
Our World in Data: original dataset and methodology ↗
Values are displayed in TWh. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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