Share of primary energy from coal in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of primary energy from coal was 44.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from coal in Indonesia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from coal in Indonesia stood at 44.8%. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Indonesia peaked at 44.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1977.
Indonesia ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from coal in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.9% | — |
| 1966 | 2.3% | +25.1% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | -28.3% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -29.1% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -40.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +32.1% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +218.4% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +51.5% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +48.5% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 44.8% | +3.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 44.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 3.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 44.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.6%, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +218.4% | 0.8% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 13.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 23.6% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 33.6% | 44.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Indonesia?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Indonesia was 44.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1977.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Indonesia ranks 7th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.