Electricity production from coal sources in Small states
Small states: Electricity production from coal sources was 7.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Small states, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Small states recorded 7.7% for electricity production from coal sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Small states peaked at 52.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2024.
Small states ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.4% | — |
| 1991 | 46.9% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 43.6% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +56.3% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -28.3% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 26.5% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 14.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 7.7% | 15.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More energy & mining data for Small states
- Fuel imports 18.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 25.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 57.6% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 8.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Small states?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Small states was 7.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Small states ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.