Share of electricity generation from coal by country
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
98.3%
Botswana
Lowest
0.0%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
0.0%
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
6,128
What the numbers show
Share of electricity generation from coal is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 98.3% in Botswana; the lowest is 0.0% in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 9.2%.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 11,046.2%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Share of electricity generation from coal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 98.3% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 2 | Mongolia | 85.8% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 3 | South Africa | 81.4% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 4 | India | 70.8% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 65.0% | 2025 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 6 | Morocco | 61.5% | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 61.5% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 58.7% | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 9 | Cambodia | 56.6% | 2025 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.4% | 2025 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 11 | China | 54.3% | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 54.3% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 50.4% | 2025 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 14 | Vietnam | 48.1% | 2025 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 44.6% | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 42.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | Australia | 42.7% | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 18 | Mauritius | 39.3% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 19 | New Caledonia | 36.5% | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Taiwan | 36.3% | 2025 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 35.2% | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 22 | Turkey | 34.3% | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 23 | North Korea | 34.1% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 33.7% | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 25 | Japan | 32.1% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 26 | South Korea | 31.1% | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 30.6% | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 29.1% | 2025 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 27.5% | 2025 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 24.4% | 2025 | down 51.5% | flat |
| 31 | Laos | 23.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 22.5% | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 21.5% | 2025 | up 1,175.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 20.9% | 2022 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 35 | Germany | 20.6% | 2025 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 36 | Madagascar | 20.6% | 2024 | up 293.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Brunei | 19.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Russia | 18.4% | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 39 | Niger | 17.9% | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 40 | Thailand | 17.8% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 17.8% | 2025 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 16.5% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 43 | United States | 16.3% | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 15.8% | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 45 | Rwanda | 15.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 14.8% | 2025 | up 11,046.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 14.7% | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 48 | Romania | 13.4% | 2025 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 50 | Reunion | 13.0% | 2023 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.6% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 52 | Zambia | 10.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Netherlands | 7.1% | 2025 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 6.6% | 2025 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 55 | Colombia | 6.1% | 2025 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 56 | Myanmar | 5.5% | 2024 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 4.7% | 2025 | down 89.1% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 4.7% | 2025 | up 399.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Canada | 4.1% | 2025 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 61 | Panama | 3.7% | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 3.4% | 2025 | down 82.0% | falling |
| 63 | Israel | 3.4% | 2025 | down 92.5% | falling |
| 64 | Eswatini | 3.3% | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Mexico | 3.0% | 2025 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 3.0% | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Denmark | 2.7% | 2025 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Namibia | 2.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Brazil | 2.3% | 2025 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 70 | Argentina | 1.8% | 2025 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 71 | Italy | 1.4% | 2025 | down 90.9% | falling |
| 72 | Senegal | 1.3% | 2024 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 73 | New Zealand | 1.1% | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 75 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Spain | 0.3% | 2025 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 79 | France | 0.3% | 2025 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Finland | 0.2% | 2025 | down 97.4% | falling |
| 81 | Iran | 0.2% | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2025 | down 99.5% | falling |
| 83 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2025 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 0.0% | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Angola | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Albania | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | American Samoa | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Austria | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Benin | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Belize | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bolivia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Congo | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Gabon | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guam | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Haiti | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Liberia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Libya | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 85 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Macao | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mali | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Norway | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 85 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Nauru | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Oman | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Syria | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Chad | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Togo | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | East Timor | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Tanzania | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Western Sahara | 0.0% | 2009 | — | flat |
| 85 | Cook Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 85 | Falkland Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Helena | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.