Electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from coal sources was 59.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 59.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 73.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.0% | — |
| 1991 | 63.9% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 65.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 62.7% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 62.0% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 66.0% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 62.6% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 59.8% | 61.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,972 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 59.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.