Share of primary energy from coal by country
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.
Countries reporting
78
Highest
72.4%
South Africa
Lowest
0.0%
Azerbaijan
Median
5.7%
Years covered
61
1965β2025
Data points
4,378
What the numbers show
Share of primary energy from coal is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 72.4% in South Africa; the lowest is 0.0% in Azerbaijan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 12.9%.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 450.4%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 99.8%).
Share of primary energy from coal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 72.4% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 2 | India | 59.0% | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 3 | China | 56.9% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 4 | Vietnam | 54.7% | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 51.0% | 2025 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 48.0% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 44.8% | 2025 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 36.3% | 2025 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 34.2% | 2025 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 10 | Taiwan | 30.1% | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 28.4% | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 12 | USSR | 27.0% | 1984 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 26.7% | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 14 | Japan | 26.4% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 26.4% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 16 | Czechia | 25.2% | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 17 | Turkey | 24.4% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 18 | Malaysia | 22.8% | 2025 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 19 | South Korea | 22.0% | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 20.9% | 2025 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 20.3% | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 15.3% | 2025 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 15.2% | 2025 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Ukraine | 14.9% | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 25 | Germany | 14.9% | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 11.9% | 2025 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Russia | 11.4% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 11.1% | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 10.6% | 2025 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 10.5% | 2025 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 9.5% | 2025 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 32 | United States | 9.3% | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 8.7% | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 7.8% | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 37 | Israel | 7.3% | 2025 | down 73.5% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 7.2% | 2025 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 6.0% | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium | 5.5% | 2025 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Brazil | 5.3% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 42 | New Zealand | 4.6% | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 3.7% | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 44 | Belarus | 3.4% | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 45 | Greece | 3.0% | 2025 | down 86.9% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 2.9% | 2025 | down 67.1% | rising |
| 47 | Mexico | 2.8% | 2025 | down 58.8% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 2.7% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 49 | Peru | 2.2% | 2025 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Ireland | 2.1% | 2025 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Canada | 2.0% | 2025 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 2.0% | 2025 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 1.8% | 2025 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 54 | France | 1.8% | 2025 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Spain | 1.7% | 2025 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 56 | Italy | 1.6% | 2025 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 57 | Denmark | 1.5% | 2025 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 58 | Egypt | 1.5% | 2025 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 1.4% | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 60 | Iceland | 1.1% | 2025 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2025 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2025 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 63 | United Kingdom | 0.8% | 2025 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2025 | up 450.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Iran | 0.5% | 2025 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Kuwait | 0.5% | 2025 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Venezuela | 0.4% | 2025 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Singapore | 0.4% | 2025 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 0.3% | 1996 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Oman | 0.3% | 2025 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2025 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2025 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2025 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2025 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2025 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.