Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from coal sources was 41.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 41.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.9% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 41.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.3% | — |
| 1991 | 28.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | +62.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 28.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 28.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 27.1% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 25.5% | 41.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.6% (2021)
- Fuel exports 22.7% (2021)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 2.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 11.3% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,571 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 41.5% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.