Electricity production from coal sources in Low income

Low income: Electricity production from coal sources was 6.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6.8%
Change on year
down 8.8%
Rank
34th
of 45 groups
All-time high
22.3%
in 1991
All-time low
6.2%
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity production from coal sources in Low income, 1990–2023

51015201990200620231990: 21.8 % of total1991: 22.3 % of total1992: 20.7 % of total1993: 18.4 % of total1994: 18.1 % of total1995: 15.7 % of total1996: 14.3 % of total1997: 14.1 % of total1998: 9.9 % of total1999: 11.4 % of total2000: 11.4 % of total2001: 10.9 % of total2002: 10 % of total2003: 9.8 % of total2004: 9.4 % of total2005: 9.2 % of total2006: 8.9 % of total2007: 7 % of total2008: 7.5 % of total2009: 8.8 % of total2010: 7.8 % of total2011: 6.2 % of total2012: 6.9 % of total2013: 7.1 % of total2014: 7.6 % of total2015: 8 % of total2016: 9.1 % of total2017: 9.4 % of total2018: 8.9 % of total2019: 9.1 % of total2020: 7.8 % of total2021: 6.7 % of total2022: 7.4 % of total2023: 6.8 % of total

Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.

Analysis

Low income recorded 6.8% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Low income peaked at 22.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2011.

Low income ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Electricity production from coal sources in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Electricity production from coal sources (% of total) in Low income, 1990 to 2023.
Year % of total Change
1990 21.8%
1991 22.3% +2.2%
1992 20.7% -7.1%
1993 18.4% -11.3%
1994 18.1% -1.6%
1995 15.7% -12.9%
1996 14.3% -8.8%
1997 14.1% -1.4%
1998 9.9% -29.7%
1999 11.4% +14.7%
2000 11.4% +0.3%
2001 10.9% -4.9%
2002 10.0% -8.4%
2003 9.8% -1.2%
2004 9.4% -4.8%
2005 9.2% -2.0%
2006 8.9% -2.6%
2007 7.0% -21.6%
2008 7.5% +7.0%
2009 8.8% +17.9%
2010 7.8% -11.4%
2011 6.2% -21.6%
2012 6.9% +12.9%
2013 7.1% +2.6%
2014 7.6% +7.0%
2015 8.0% +4.5%
2016 9.1% +14.0%
2017 9.4% +3.3%
2018 8.9% -4.8%
2019 9.1% +1.4%
2020 7.8% -14.2%
2021 6.7% -13.9%
2022 7.4% +10.8%
2023 6.8% -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.7% 9.9% 22.3% 10
2000s 9.3% 7.0% 11.4% 10
2010s 8.0% 6.2% 9.4% 10
2020s 7.2% 6.7% 7.8% 4

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 31 Sri Lanka 29.7% compare
  2. 32 Bulgaria 29.1% compare
  3. 33 Laos 23.8% compare
  4. 34 Germany 23.5% compare
  5. 35 Ukraine 22.2% compare
  6. 36 Slovenia 20.6% compare
  7. 37 Brunei 20.4% compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from coal sources in Low income?
Electricity production from coal sources in Low income was 6.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 1991.
What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2011.
How does Low income rank for electricity production from coal sources?
Low income ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low 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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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 7,746 data points, 1990–2024
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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.