Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Electricity production from coal sources was 34.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 34.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 36.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2004.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2% | — |
| 1991 | 34.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 33.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 29.1% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 27.6% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.5% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 34.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 9.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 18.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.9% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 15.7% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,152 kWh per capita (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 34.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.