Electricity generation from coal per person in Montenegro
Montenegro: Electricity generation from coal per person was 948.27 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from coal per person in Montenegro, 2005–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 948.27 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from coal per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.7% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal per person in Montenegro peaked at 2,665 kilowatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 948.27 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.
Montenegro ranks 30th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal per person in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,577 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 1,893 kilowatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 1,358 kilowatt-hours | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 2,038 kilowatt-hours | +50.1% |
| 2009 | 1,091 kilowatt-hours | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 2,009 kilowatt-hours | +84.2% |
| 2011 | 2,292 kilowatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 2,162 kilowatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 2,274 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2,249 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,404 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 2,083 kilowatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 2,193 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,517 kilowatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 2,452 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2,665 kilowatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 2,385 kilowatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 2,522 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2,589 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2,240 kilowatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 948.27 kilowatt-hours | -57.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 948.27 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1446 kilowatt-hours, 6557.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 948.27 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.45 kilowatt-hours, 33.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,591 kilowatt-hours | 1,091 kilowatt-hours | 2,038 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,264 kilowatt-hours | 2,009 kilowatt-hours | 2,517 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,225 kilowatt-hours | 948.27 kilowatt-hours | 2,665 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More energy & mining data for Montenegro
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal per person in Montenegro?
- Electricity generation from coal per person in Montenegro was 948.27 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2,665 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 948.27 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Montenegro rank for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Montenegro ranks 30th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal per person rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.