Share of electricity generation from coal in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of electricity generation from coal was 24.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from coal in Montenegro, 2005–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 24.4% for share of electricity generation from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Montenegro peaked at 54.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2025.
That places Montenegro 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.8% | — |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -45.2% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +73.2% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | -39.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 24.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2948.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 24.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 76.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 25.0% | 45.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 31.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 24.4% | 47.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 27 North Macedonia 30.6% compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 29.1% compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 27.5% compare
- 31 Laos 23.3% compare
- 32 Bulgaria 22.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 21.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Montenegro
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from coal in Montenegro?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Montenegro was 24.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2025.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Montenegro ranks 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.