Electricity generation from coal by country
Measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
5,752 terawatt-hours
China
Lowest
0 terawatt-hours
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
0 terawatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
6,154
What the numbers show
Electricity generation from coal is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 5,752 terawatt-hours in China; the lowest is 0 terawatt-hours in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 50.55 terawatt-hours.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 19,173.3%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Electricity generation from coal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5,752 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 1,474 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 737.15 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 4 | Japan | 330.08 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 228.43 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 219.52 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 197.5 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 8 | South Korea | 194.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 149.24 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 122.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 11 | Turkey | 121.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Taiwan | 104.55 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 103.15 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 14 | Malaysia | 89.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 87.32 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 16 | Philippines | 72.23 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 67.12 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 33.56 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 28.91 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 19,173.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 27.37 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 26.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 26.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 23.82 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 23.32 terawatt-hours | 2022 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 22.24 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2,124.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 17.19 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 15.72 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 12.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 29 | Laos | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 10.88 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 67.8% | rising |
| 31 | Cambodia | 10.05 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 371.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 33 | North Korea | 9.23 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 8.55 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 35 | Mongolia | 8.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 6.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 6.59 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 5.7 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 193.8% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 5.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 4.75 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 4.4 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Italy | 3.73 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 91.4% | falling |
| 44 | Botswana | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 2.82 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 2.8 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 2.74 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 87.6% | falling |
| 49 | Guatemala | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovenia | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 51 | Zambia | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 2.09 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.99 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 54 | France | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 56 | Mauritius | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 57 | Myanmar | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 618.8% | volatile |
| 59 | New Caledonia | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Brunei | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 0.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 98.2% | falling |
| 62 | Denmark | 0.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Croatia | 0.73 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Iran | 0.73 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Montenegro | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 60.3% | rising |
| 66 | Singapore | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Madagascar | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 455.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Reunion | 0.4 terawatt-hours | 2023 | down 68.5% | rising |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 0.33 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovakia | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 89.0% | falling |
| 73 | Niger | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Finland | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Senegal | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Namibia | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Eswatini | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Peru | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Aruba | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Angola | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Albania | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | American Samoa | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Austria | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Burundi | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Belgium | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Benin | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Bahrain | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Bahamas | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Belize | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Bermuda | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Bolivia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Barbados | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Bhutan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Central African Republic | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Switzerland | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Cameroon | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Congo | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Comoros | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Cuba | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Cayman Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Cyprus | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Djibouti | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Dominica | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Algeria | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Ecuador | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Egypt | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Eritrea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Estonia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Fiji | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Faroe Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Gabon | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Georgia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Gibraltar | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Guinea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Gambia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Grenada | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Greenland | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Guam | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Guyana | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Haiti | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Iraq | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Iceland | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Jamaica | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Jordan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Kenya | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Kiribati | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Kuwait | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Lebanon | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Liberia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Libya | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Lesotho | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Lithuania | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Latvia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Macao | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Moldova | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Maldives | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Mali | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Mozambique | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Mauritania | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Malawi | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Nigeria | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Norway | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 83 | Nepal | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Nauru | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Oman | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Portugal | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 83 | Paraguay | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Palestine | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | French Polynesia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Qatar | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Sudan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Somalia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | South Sudan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Suriname | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Sweden | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Seychelles | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Syria | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Chad | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Togo | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | East Timor | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Tonga | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Tunisia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Tanzania | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Uganda | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Uruguay | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Venezuela | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | British Virgin Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Samoa | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Yemen | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Western Sahara | 0 terawatt-hours | 2009 | — | flat |
| 83 | Cook Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Montserrat | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 83 | Niue | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Falkland Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Saint Helena | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
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 in terawatt-hours.