Electricity production from coal sources in European Union
European Union: Electricity production from coal sources was 10.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in European Union, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
European Union recorded 10.5% for electricity production from coal sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in European Union peaked at 37.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2024.
European Union ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.1% | — |
| 1991 | 36.3% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 35.2% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 31.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 26.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 16.9% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 10.5% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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
- 28 Hong Kong, China 33.1% compare
More energy & mining data for European Union
- Fuel imports 11.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 22.7% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,998 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in European Union?
- Electricity production from coal sources in European Union was 10.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- How does European Union rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- European Union ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.