Electricity production from coal sources in South Asia
South Asia: Electricity production from coal sources was 70.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in South Asia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 70.6% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in South Asia peaked at 72.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2007.
That places South Asia 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.8% | — |
| 1991 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 62.8% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 62.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 63.7% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 66.7% | 70.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More energy & mining data for South Asia
- Fuel imports 31.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 16.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.8% (2023)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 4.0% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,100 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in South Asia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in South Asia was 70.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2007.
- How does South Asia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- South Asia ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.