Electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total rose 12.3% to 21.2% in Australia in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total in Australia reached an all time high of 21.9% in 2014 and an all time low of 0.012% in 1962.
Australia has been ranked 20th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total, 50 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Electricity Production from Natural Gas Sources (As % of Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Australia | % | 19.3% | 19.3% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 20.8% | ||||||||||||||||
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Indonesia | % | 20.8% | 22.7% | 23.8% | 24.6% | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | % | 45.0% | 46.6% | 49.0% | 50.1% | 46.6% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | 19.0% | 20.0% | 20.1% | 16.2% | 15.5% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
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Philippines | % | 29.8% | 26.9% | 25.0% | 24.2% | 22.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 78.0% | 84.3% | 91.8% | 95.3% | 95.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Thailand | % | 68.3% | 70.2% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 71.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | 37.3% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 33.4% | 33.2% |