Electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Electricity production from coal sources was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific, 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 East Asia & Pacific is 32.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 40.7% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 62.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.5% | — |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | -40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 38.5% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 49.4% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 57.4% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 32.6% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific
- Fuel imports 18.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.5% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 14.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,353 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific?
- Electricity production from coal sources in East Asia & Pacific was 32.6% in 2024, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.