Electricity production from coal sources in Arab World
Arab World: Electricity production from coal sources was 2.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in Arab World, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 2.1% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Arab World peaked at 2.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1992.
Arab World ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +39.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +94.4% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Arab World
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 4.2% (2023)
- Fuel exports 68.5% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.2% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 2.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 20.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.0% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 2,739 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Arab World?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Arab World was 2.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
- How does Arab World rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Arab World ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.