Electricity generation from coal in Montenegro
Montenegro: Electricity generation from coal was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from coal in Montenegro, 2005–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.6 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 58.0% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Montenegro peaked at 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Montenegro 65th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | +84.1% |
| 2011 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.37 terawatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.62 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | -58.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.005 terawatt-hours, 120.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.33 terawatt-hours, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.42 terawatt-hours | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 1.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More energy & mining data for Montenegro
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal in Montenegro?
- Electricity generation from coal in Montenegro was 0.6 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Montenegro rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Montenegro ranks 65th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.