Share of primary energy from coal in Israel
Israel: Share of primary energy from coal was 7.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from coal in Israel, 1980–2025
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
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from coal in Israel is 7.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 31.3% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Israel peaked at 38.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
That places Israel 37th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | +51261.1% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | +88.3% |
| 1984 | 18.6% | +55.5% |
| 1985 | 21.9% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | -31.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 7.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Israel's 7.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 14.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +51261.1% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| 1983 | +88.3% | 6.3% | 11.9% |
| 1984 | +55.5% | 11.9% | 18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.6% | 0.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 21.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 32.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 19.0% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 7.3% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More energy & mining data for Israel
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 10.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Israel?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Israel was 7.3% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Israel rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Israel ranks 37th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.