Electricity generation from coal in Israel
Israel: Electricity generation from coal was 2.8 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from coal in Israel, 2000–2025
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 211 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.
Electricity generation from coal in Israel, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.22 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 32.93 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 35.1 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 36.09 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 36.49 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 36.16 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.71 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 37.28 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 35.35 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 34.35 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 34.24 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.15 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 38.72 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 32.08 terawatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 30.1 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 29.16 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 24.16 terawatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 22.03 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 20.6 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 21.9 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 19 terawatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 16.9 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 13.1 terawatt-hours | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 11.5 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | -75.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -75.7% | 11.5 terawatt-hours | 2.8 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 211 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.