Electricity generation from coal in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Electricity generation from coal was 2.09 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2.09 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
52nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
5.91 terawatt-hours
in 1998
All-time low
2.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity generation from coal in North Macedonia, 1990–2025

02461990200720251990: 5.2 terawatt-hours1991: 4.9 terawatt-hours1992: 5.2 terawatt-hours1993: 4.6 terawatt-hours1994: 5.2 terawatt-hours1995: 5.3 terawatt-hours1996: 5.7 terawatt-hours1997: 5.8 terawatt-hours1998: 5.9 terawatt-hours1999: 5.4 terawatt-hours2000: 5.2 terawatt-hours2001: 5.6 terawatt-hours2002: 5.1 terawatt-hours2003: 5.3 terawatt-hours2004: 5.2 terawatt-hours2005: 5.4 terawatt-hours2006: 5.1 terawatt-hours2007: 5 terawatt-hours2008: 5.3 terawatt-hours2009: 5.3 terawatt-hours2010: 4.7 terawatt-hours2011: 5.2 terawatt-hours2012: 4.8 terawatt-hours2013: 4 terawatt-hours2014: 3.7 terawatt-hours2015: 3.3 terawatt-hours2016: 2.9 terawatt-hours2017: 3.4 terawatt-hours2018: 2.9 terawatt-hours2019: 3.5 terawatt-hours2020: 2.6 terawatt-hours2021: 2.2 terawatt-hours2022: 2.8 terawatt-hours2023: 2.8 terawatt-hours2024: 2.4 terawatt-hours2025: 2.1 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from coal in North Macedonia is 2.09 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in North Macedonia peaked at 5.91 terawatt-hours in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.09 terawatt-hours, in 2025.

That places North Macedonia 52nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.31 terawatt-hours 4.57 terawatt-hours 5.91 terawatt-hours 10
2000s 5.25 terawatt-hours 5.01 terawatt-hours 5.57 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 3.85 terawatt-hours 2.85 terawatt-hours 5.17 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 2.47 terawatt-hours 2.09 terawatt-hours 2.77 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 49 Guatemala 2.5 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 50 Slovenia 2.18 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 51 Zambia 2.13 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 53 Kyrgyzstan 1.99 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 54 France 1.74 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 55 Hungary 1.38 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from coal in North Macedonia?
Electricity generation from coal in North Macedonia was 2.09 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 North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 5.91 terawatt-hours in 1998.
What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.09 terawatt-hours in 2025.
How does North Macedonia rank for electricity generation from coal?
North Macedonia ranks 52nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.