Electricity production from coal sources in IBRD only
IBRD only: Electricity production from coal sources was 14.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 14.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.1% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in IBRD only peaked at 52.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2024.
That places IBRD only 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.1% | — |
| 1991 | 36.8% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 41.6% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -71.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 36.1% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 42.8% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.9% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 14.2% | 49.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 16 Australia 46.0% compare
- 17 Malaysia 45.0% compare
- 18 Vietnam 44.8% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 40.2% compare
- 20 Montenegro 39.1% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 39.0% compare
- 22 Czechia 36.3% compare
More energy & mining data for IBRD only
- Fuel imports 17.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 12.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.6% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,347 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in IBRD only?
- Electricity production from coal sources in IBRD only was 14.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.