Electricity production from coal sources in World
World: Electricity production from coal sources was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in World, 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 World stood at 15.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.7% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in World peaked at 41.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2024.
That places World 18th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4% | — |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -57.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 37.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 38.5% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 36.8% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 15.0% | 36.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Zimbabwe 54.1% compare
- 16 Australia 46.0% compare
- 17 Malaysia 45.0% compare
- 18 Vietnam 44.8% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 40.2% compare
- 20 Montenegro 39.1% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 39.0% compare
More energy & mining data for World
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 10.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.5% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.5% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,558 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in World?
- Electricity production from coal sources in World was 15.0% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2024.
- How does World rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- World ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.