Electricity generation from coal in Reunion
Reunion: Electricity generation from coal was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from coal in Reunion, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 0.4 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Reunion peaked at 1.91 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
Reunion ranks 70th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Reunion, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | +60.7% |
| 2006 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.91 terawatt-hours | +75.2% |
| 2021 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | -51.3% |
| 2022 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | -37.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | -31.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from coal in Reunion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +75.2% | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 1.91 terawatt-hours |
| 2005 | +60.7% | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 0.9 terawatt-hours |
| 2021 | -51.3% | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 0.93 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.877 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.955 terawatt-hours | 0.4 terawatt-hours | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 4 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 67 Madagascar 0.5 terawatt-hours compare
- 67 Panama 0.5 terawatt-hours compare
- 69 New Zealand 0.49 terawatt-hours compare
- 71 United Kingdom 0.33 terawatt-hours compare
- 72 Slovakia 0.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 73 Guadeloupe 0.22 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Reunion
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- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2011)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2011)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2011)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2011)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Oil consumption, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal in Reunion?
- Electricity generation from coal in Reunion was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2023, 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Reunion rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Reunion ranks 70th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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.