Electricity production from coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Electricity production from coal sources was 37.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics is 37.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 61.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2023.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.8% | — |
| 1991 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 60.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 58.2% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 55.2% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 45.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 35.3% | 44.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 8 Philippines 62.5% compare
- 9 Morocco 62.1% compare
- 10 China 61.3% compare
- 11 Serbia 58.9% compare
- 12 Cambodia 58.7% compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 58.4% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Fuel imports 8.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,751 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Central Europe and the Baltics was 37.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2023.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.