Electricity production from coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Electricity production from coal sources was 4.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 4.4% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 180.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 5.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +40.4% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +101.7% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +101.7% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.4% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 4.4% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.