Share of primary energy from coal in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of primary energy from coal was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from coal in Ukraine, 1985–2025
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 Ukraine is 14.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Ukraine peaked at 35.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2025.
Ukraine ranks 24th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 35.7% | — |
| 1986 | 35.3% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 34.2% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 32.2% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 30.3% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 28.7% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | -12.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 14.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 14.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.4%, 4.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.6% | 30.7% | 35.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 25.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 27.0% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 14.9% | 28.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More energy & mining data for Ukraine
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.78 % 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 12.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Ukraine?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Ukraine was 14.9% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2025.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Ukraine ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.