Electricity production from coal sources in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Electricity production from coal sources was 15.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 15.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 39.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2024.
That places Post-demographic dividend 17th out of 45 groups 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.5% | — |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 37.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 34.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 21.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 15.3% | 19.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Post-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 11.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.4% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 9,161 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Post-demographic dividend?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Post-demographic dividend was 15.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.