Global gas power generation climbed to some 6,336 terawatt hours in 2022, the highest ever volume recorded and more than double the volume generated in 2000.
Natural gas turbines with a combined power capacity of over 1.88 terawatts are installed worldwide as of 2022. This is up from 580 gigawatts, which were installed in 2000. Installed natural gas electricity generating capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatts)
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Ember. (March 30, 2023). Installed natural gas electricity generating capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304427/global-gas-power-capacity/
Ember. "Installed natural gas electricity generating capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304427/global-gas-power-capacity/
Ember. (2023). Installed natural gas electricity generating capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304427/global-gas-power-capacity/
Ember. "Installed Natural Gas Electricity Generating Capacity Worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304427/global-gas-power-capacity/
Ember, Installed natural gas electricity generating capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304427/global-gas-power-capacity/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Installed natural gas electricity generating capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph], Ember, March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304427/global-gas-power-capacity/