Electricity generation from coal per person in Netherlands
Netherlands: Electricity generation from coal per person was 520.53 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from coal per person in Netherlands, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 520.53 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from coal per person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal per person in Netherlands peaked at 2,303 kilowatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 409.79 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 40th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal per person in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,020 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 1,035 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1,151 kilowatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 1,501 kilowatt-hours | +30.4% |
| 1989 | 1,485 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,664 kilowatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 1,495 kilowatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 1,481 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,391 kilowatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 1,557 kilowatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 1,760 kilowatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 1,651 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 1,554 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1,670 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 1,375 kilowatt-hours | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 1,512 kilowatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 1,575 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1,596 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,623 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,519 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1,427 kilowatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1,439 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,507 kilowatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,415 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1,455 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,347 kilowatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1,269 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,431 kilowatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 1,450 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,732 kilowatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 2,303 kilowatt-hours | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 2,140 kilowatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1,812 kilowatt-hours | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 1,583 kilowatt-hours | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 1,009 kilowatt-hours | -36.3% |
| 2020 | 432.05 kilowatt-hours | -57.2% |
| 2021 | 823.44 kilowatt-hours | +90.6% |
| 2022 | 826.61 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 481.41 kilowatt-hours | -41.8% |
| 2024 | 409.79 kilowatt-hours | -14.9% |
| 2025 | 520.53 kilowatt-hours | +27.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 520.53 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.45 kilowatt-hours, 18.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from coal per person in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +90.6% | 432.05 kilowatt-hours | 823.44 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,238 kilowatt-hours | 1,020 kilowatt-hours | 1,501 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,560 kilowatt-hours | 1,375 kilowatt-hours | 1,760 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,507 kilowatt-hours | 1,415 kilowatt-hours | 1,623 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,608 kilowatt-hours | 1,009 kilowatt-hours | 2,303 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 582.31 kilowatt-hours | 409.79 kilowatt-hours | 826.61 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More energy & mining data for Netherlands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4174 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal per person in Netherlands?
- Electricity generation from coal per person in Netherlands was 520.53 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,303 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 409.79 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Netherlands ranks 40th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal per person rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.