Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Electricity production from coal sources was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia, 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 is 11.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 31.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2024.
That places Europe & Central Asia 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.9% | — |
| 1991 | 31.7% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 31.2% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 28.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 27.1% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 27.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.3% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 17.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 11.3% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 21 Montenegro 39.1% compare
- 22 New Caledonia 39.0% compare
- 23 Czechia 36.3% compare
- 24 Estonia 34.9% compare
- 25 Türkiye 34.5% compare
- 26 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 33.6% compare
- 27 Mauritius 33.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.6% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 22.3% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,313 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Europe & Central Asia was 11.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.