Electricity production from coal sources in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Electricity production from coal sources was 40.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in North Macedonia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in North Macedonia stood at 40.2%.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in North Macedonia peaked at 89.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2021.
North Macedonia ranks 19th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.7% | — |
| 1991 | 84.3% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 88.2% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.3% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.6% | 79.2% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 72.9% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 50.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 39.5% | 49.3% | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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- Fuel imports 11.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in North Macedonia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in North Macedonia was 40.2% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2021.
- How does North Macedonia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- North Macedonia ranks 19th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.