Electricity production from coal sources in Spain
Spain: Electricity production from coal sources was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from coal sources in Spain stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.7% on the previous year and down 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Spain peaked at 41.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
Spain ranks 77th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.9% | — |
| 1991 | 38.3% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 40.4% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +75.9% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -63.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +35.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -47.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 31.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 12.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 5.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Spain
- Fuel imports 13.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0.3324 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.3324 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Spain?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Spain was 1.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Spain ranks 77th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.