Electricity production from coal sources in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electricity production from coal sources was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 10.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 79.5% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Upper middle income peaked at 56.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2024.
Upper middle income ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.1% | — |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 43.4% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 42.7% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -79.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 41.1% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 45.0% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 51.4% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 10.2% | 50.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 23 Estonia 34.9% compare
- 24 Turkey 34.5% compare
- 25 North Korea 33.6% compare
- 26 Mauritius 33.5% compare
- 27 Hong Kong 33.1% compare
- 28 South Korea 32.6% compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 30.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Upper middle income?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Upper middle income was 10.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Upper middle income ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.