Share of electricity generation from coal in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of electricity generation from coal was 4.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from coal in Tajikistan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 4.7% for share of electricity generation from coal in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 399.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Tajikistan peaked at 8.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Tajikistan 59th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +323.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +279.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +52.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 4.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 14.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from coal in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +323.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| 2016 | +279.5% | 0.9% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 8.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More energy & mining data for Tajikistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.66 % 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 5.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from coal in Tajikistan?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Tajikistan was 4.7% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Tajikistan ranks 59th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 399.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.