Share of primary energy from coal in Philippines
Philippines: Share of primary energy from coal was 36.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from coal in Philippines, 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
Philippines recorded 36.3% for share of primary energy from coal in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Philippines peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1973.
That places Philippines 8th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.9% | — |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -28.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -61.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +49.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +74.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +127.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -18.9% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +63.0% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +72.1% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | +73.1% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +43.5% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +29.0% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | -7.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 36.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 36.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.6%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +127.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 1.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 20.4% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.3% | 39.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More energy & mining data for Philippines
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.03 % 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 15.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Philippines?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Philippines was 36.3% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1973.
- How does Philippines rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Philippines ranks 8th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.