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Electricity generation from coal in Israel

Israel: Electricity generation from coal was 2.8 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2.8 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 75.7%
World rank
47th
of 207 countries
All-time high
38.72 terawatt-hours
in 2012
All-time low
2.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from coal in Israel, 2000–2025

0102030402000201220252000: 29.2 terawatt-hours2001: 32.9 terawatt-hours2002: 35.1 terawatt-hours2003: 36.1 terawatt-hours2004: 36.5 terawatt-hours2005: 36.2 terawatt-hours2006: 35.7 terawatt-hours2007: 37.3 terawatt-hours2008: 35.4 terawatt-hours2009: 34.4 terawatt-hours2010: 34.2 terawatt-hours2011: 35.1 terawatt-hours2012: 38.7 terawatt-hours2013: 32.1 terawatt-hours2014: 30.1 terawatt-hours2015: 29.2 terawatt-hours2016: 24.2 terawatt-hours2017: 22 terawatt-hours2018: 20.6 terawatt-hours2019: 21.9 terawatt-hours2020: 19 terawatt-hours2021: 16.9 terawatt-hours2022: 16.7 terawatt-hours2023: 13.1 terawatt-hours2024: 11.5 terawatt-hours2025: 2.8 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation from coal in Israel stood at 2.8 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.7% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Israel peaked at 38.72 terawatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.8 terawatt-hours, in 2025.

That places Israel 47th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.87 terawatt-hours 29.22 terawatt-hours 37.28 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 28.81 terawatt-hours 20.6 terawatt-hours 38.72 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 13.33 terawatt-hours 2.8 terawatt-hours 19 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 44 Botswana 3.37 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 45 Puerto Rico 3.35 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 46 Argentina 2.82 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 48 Greece 2.74 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 49 Guatemala 2.5 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 50 Slovenia 2.18 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from coal in Israel?
Electricity generation from coal in Israel was 2.8 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 38.72 terawatt-hours in 2012.
What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8 terawatt-hours in 2025.
How does Israel rank for electricity generation from coal?
Israel ranks 47th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.