Electricity generation from coal in Slovakia
Slovakia: Electricity generation from coal was 0.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.31 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 40.4%
World rank
72nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
7.5 terawatt-hours
in 1990
All-time low
0.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from coal in Slovakia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.31 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.4% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Slovakia peaked at 7.5 terawatt-hours in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.31 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Slovakia 72nd out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 5.95 terawatt-hours | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 7.23 terawatt-hours | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 5.75 terawatt-hours | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 4.86 terawatt-hours | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 6.45 terawatt-hours | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 5.89 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 6.29 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 5.86 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 6.38 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.58 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 5.82 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.15 terawatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 5.96 terawatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 5.68 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.54 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.31 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.8 terawatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 4.67 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.86 terawatt-hours | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 3.56 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 3.55 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.41 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.07 terawatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 2.83 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.99 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.01 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.34 terawatt-hours | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 1.86 terawatt-hours | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.62 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | -57.4% |
| 2025 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -40.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.31 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.33 terawatt-hours, 94% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.22 terawatt-hours | 4.86 terawatt-hours | 7.5 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 5.96 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 terawatt-hours | 2.34 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 69 New Zealand 0.49 terawatt-hours compare
- 70 Reunion 0.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 71 United Kingdom 0.33 terawatt-hours compare
- 73 Guadeloupe 0.22 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Niger 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Rwanda 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Slovakia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.9653 % 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 8.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal in Slovakia?
- Electricity generation from coal in Slovakia was 0.31 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Slovakia ranks 72nd out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.