Electricity production from coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Electricity production from coal sources was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 4.7% for electricity production from coal sources in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 6.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1992.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.0% | — |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5 |
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- 34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.8% compare
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More energy & mining data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Fuel imports 10.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 10.4% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 3.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.8% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,804 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Latin America & Caribbean was 4.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1992.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.