Electricity production from coal sources in Netherlands
Netherlands: Electricity production from coal sources was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands is 8.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Netherlands peaked at 38.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 56th out of 209 countries 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.2% | — |
| 1991 | 33.9% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 33.8% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 31.6% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 28.9% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -37.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -50.4% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +73.4% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -38.5% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 28.9% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 23.4% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 16.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 8.2% | 14.3% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Netherlands
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Gas production 77.69 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,235 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 77.69 terawatt-hours (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Netherlands?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Netherlands was 8.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Netherlands ranks 56th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.