Electricity production from coal sources in High income
High income: Electricity production from coal sources was 15.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in High income, 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 High income stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in High income peaked at 36.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2024.
That places High income 16th out of 45 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.8% | — |
| 1991 | 36.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.0% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.4% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 21.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 15.9% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More energy & mining data for High income
- Fuel imports 11.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 11.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.5% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.1% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 8,838 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in High income?
- Electricity production from coal sources in High income was 15.9% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
- How does High income rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- High income ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.