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Coal share of electricity

What share of its electricity a country gets from coal.

Unit: % of generation Period: 1990–2024 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 10.06% Countries: 209

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2015 to 2024.

Coal share of electricity, 2015–2024

Top-20 · % of generation

Coal share of electricity, 2015–20240255075100BotswanaBotswana: 98.85%98.85KosovoKosovo: 93.4%93.4MongoliaMongolia: 85.15%85.15South AfricaSouth Africa: 81.6%81.6IndiaIndia: 74.43%74.43IndonesiaIndonesia: 69.12%69.12PhilippinesPhilippines: 62.49%62.49MoroccoMorocco: 62.11%62.11ChinaChina: 61.34%61.34SerbiaSerbia: 58.91%58.91CambodiaCambodia: 58.72%58.72KazakhstanKazakhstan: 58.36%58.36Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 56.42%56.42PolandPoland: 55.88%55.88ZimbabweZimbabwe: 54.14%54.14AustraliaAustralia: 45.96%45.96MalaysiaMalaysia: 45.02%45.02VietnamVietnam: 44.76%44.76North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia: 40.22%40.22MontenegroMontenegro: 39.08%39.08
Coal share of electricity — 2015–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 BW Botswana 98.85 2023 209
2 XK Kosovo 93.4 2021 208
3 MN Mongolia 85.15 2023 207
4 ZA South Africa 81.6 2023 206
5 IN India 74.43 2023 205
6 ID Indonesia 69.12 2023 204
7 PH Philippines 62.49 2023 203
8 MA Morocco 62.11 2023 202
9 CN China 61.34 2023 201
10 RS Serbia 58.91 2023 200
11 KH Cambodia 58.72 2023 199
12 KZ Kazakhstan 58.36 2023 198
13 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.42 2023 197
14 PL Poland 55.88 2024 196
15 ZW Zimbabwe 54.14 2023 195
16 AU Australia 45.96 2024 194
17 MY Malaysia 45.02 2023 193
18 VN Vietnam 44.76 2023 192
19 MK North Macedonia 40.22 2023 191
20 ME Montenegro 39.08 2023 190
21 NC New Caledonia 39.05 2021 189
22 CZ Czechia 36.29 2024 188
23 EE Estonia 34.91 2024 187
24 TR Türkiye 34.5 2024 186
25 KP North Korea 33.61 2023 185
26 MU Mauritius 33.54 2023 184
27 HK Hong Kong 33.09 2023 183
28 KR South Korea 32.6 2024 182
29 DO Dominican Republic 30.58 2023 181
30 JP Japan 30.07 2024 180
31 LK Sri Lanka 29.7 2023 179
32 BG Bulgaria 29.15 2023 178
33 LA Laos 23.81 2023 177
34 DE Germany 23.53 2024 176
35 UA Ukraine 22.17 2023 175
36 SI Slovenia 20.59 2024 174
37 BN Brunei Darussalam 20.39 2023 173
38 MG Madagascar 19.45 2023 172
39 RU Russia 18.12 2023 171
40 NE Niger 17.09 2023 170
41 GT Guatemala 16.8 2023 169
42 PR Puerto Rico 16.63 2021 168
43 US United States 15.69 2024 167
44 CL Chile 14.76 2024 166
45 TH Thailand 14.62 2023 165
46 RW Rwanda 14.31 2023 164
47 IL Israel 13.97 2024 163
48 RO Romania 13.95 2023 162
49 PK Pakistan 12.78 2023 161
50 JO Jordan 12.56 2023 160
51 CO Colombia 12.42 2024 159
52 KG Kyrgyzstan 11.45 2023 158
53 UZ Uzbekistan 11.13 2023 157
54 ZM Zambia 10.92 2023 156
55 BD Bangladesh 10.59 2023 155
56 NL Netherlands 8.16 2024 154
57 MX Mexico 7.63 2024 153
58 HR Croatia 7.55 2023 152
59 HU Hungary 6.44 2024 151
60 GR Greece 6.01 2024 150
61 MM Myanmar 5.33 2023 149
62 NZ New Zealand 5.3 2024 148
63 DK Denmark 4.96 2024 147
64 TJ Tajikistan 4.6 2023 146
65 PA Panama 3.49 2023 145
66 SK Slovakia 3.08 2024 144
67 CA Canada 2.93 2024 143
68 BE Belgium 2.83 2024 142
69 SZ Eswatini 2.66 2023 141
70 FI Finland 2.6 2024 140
71 AT Austria 2.38 2024 139
72 IE Ireland 2.01 2024 138
73 BR Brazil 1.96 2024 137
74 IT Italy 1.76 2024 136
75 NA Namibia 1.59 2023 135
76 PT Portugal 1.57 2021 134
77 ES Spain 1.2 2024 133
78 SN Senegal 1.13 2023 132
79 GB United Kingdom 0.94 2024 131
80 AR Argentina 0.92 2024 130
81 SG Singapore 0.9 2023 129
82 HN Honduras 0.52 2023 128
83 AE United Arab Emirates 0.46 2022 127
84 FR France 0.36 2024 126
85 SE Sweden 0.21 2024 125
86 IR Iran 0.18 2023 124
87 NO Norway 0.08 2024 123
88 PE Peru 0.06 2023 122
89 BY Belarus 0.06 2023 121
90 NP Nepal 0 2021 120
91 AF Afghanistan 0 2021 1
92 AL Albania 0 2021 1
93 DZ Algeria 0 2021 1
94 AS American Samoa 0 2021 1
95 AD Andorra 0 2021 1
96 AO Angola 0 2021 1
97 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0 2021 1
98 AM Armenia 0 2021 1
99 AW Aruba 0 2021 1
100 AZ Azerbaijan 0 2021 1
101 BS Bahamas 0 2021 1
102 BH Bahrain 0 2023 1
103 BB Barbados 0 2021 1
104 BZ Belize 0 2021 1
105 BJ Benin 0 2021 1
106 BT Bhutan 0 2021 1
107 BO Bolivia 0 2021 1
108 VG British Virgin Islands 0 2021 1
109 BF Burkina Faso 0 2021 1
110 BI Burundi 0 2021 1
111 CV Cabo Verde 0 2021 1
112 CM Cameroon 0 2021 1
113 KY Cayman Islands 0 2021 1
114 CF Central African Republic 0 2021 1
115 TD Chad 0 2021 1
116 KM Comoros 0 2021 1
117 CR Costa Rica 0 2021 1
118 CU Cuba 0 2021 1
119 CW Curaçao 0 2021 1
120 CY Cyprus 0 2021 1
121 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0 2021 1
122 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 2021 1
123 DJ Djibouti 0 2021 1
124 DM Dominica 0 2021 1
125 EC Ecuador 0 2021 1
126 EG Egypt 0 2021 1
127 SV El Salvador 0 2021 1
128 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0 2021 1
129 ER Eritrea 0 2021 1
130 ET Ethiopia 0 2021 1
131 FO Faroe Islands 0 2021 1
132 FJ Fiji 0 2021 1
133 PF French Polynesia 0 2021 1
134 GA Gabon 0 2021 1
135 GM Gambia 0 2021 1
136 GE Georgia 0 2021 1
137 GH Ghana 0 2021 1
138 GI Gibraltar 0 2015 1
139 GL Greenland 0 2021 1
140 GD Grenada 0 2021 1
141 GU Guam 0 2021 1
142 GN Guinea 0 2021 1
143 GW Guinea-Bissau 0 2021 1
144 GY Guyana 0 2021 1
145 HT Haiti 0 2021 1
146 IS Iceland 0 2021 1
147 IQ Iraq 0 2021 1
148 JM Jamaica 0 2021 1
149 KE Kenya 0 2021 1
150 KI Kiribati 0 2021 1
151 KW Kuwait 0 2021 1
152 LV Latvia 0 2023 1
153 LB Lebanon 0 2021 1
154 LS Lesotho 0 2021 1
155 LR Liberia 0 2021 1
156 LY Libya 0 2021 1
157 LT Lithuania 0 2021 1
158 LU Luxembourg 0 2021 1
159 MW Malawi 0 2021 1
160 MV Maldives 0 2021 1
161 ML Mali 0 2021 1
162 MT Malta 0 2021 1
163 MH Marshall Islands 0 2021 1
164 MR Mauritania 0 2021 1
165 FM Micronesia 0 2021 1
166 MD Moldova 0 2023 1
167 MZ Mozambique 0 2021 1
168 NR Nauru 0 2021 1
169 NI Nicaragua 0 2021 1
170 NG Nigeria 0 2021 1
171 OM Oman 0 2021 1
172 PW Palau 0 2021 1
173 PS Palestine 0 2021 1
174 PG Papua New Guinea 0 2021 1
175 PY Paraguay 0 2021 1
176 QA Qatar 0 2021 1
177 CG Republic of the Congo 0 2021 1
178 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2021 1
179 LC Saint Lucia 0 2021 1
180 MF Saint Martin 0 2021 1
181 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2021 1
182 WS Samoa 0 2021 1
183 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0 2021 1
184 SA Saudi Arabia 0 2021 1
185 SC Seychelles 0 2021 1
186 SL Sierra Leone 0 2021 1
187 SX Sint Maarten 0 2021 1
188 SB Solomon Islands 0 2021 1
189 SO Somalia 0 2021 1
190 SS South Sudan 0 2021 1
191 SD Sudan 0 2021 1
192 SR Suriname 0 2021 1
193 CH Switzerland 0 2021 1
194 SY Syria 0 2021 1
195 TZ Tanzania 0 2021 1
196 TL Timor-Leste 0 2021 1
197 TG Togo 0 2021 1
198 TO Tonga 0 2021 1
199 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0 2021 1
200 TN Tunisia 0 2021 1
201 TM Turkmenistan 0 2021 1
202 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2021 1
203 TV Tuvalu 0 2021 1
204 UG Uganda 0 2021 1
205 VI United States Virgin Islands 0 2021 1
206 UY Uruguay 0 2021 1
207 VU Vanuatu 0 2021 1
208 VE Venezuela 0 2021 1
209 YE Yemen 0 2021 1
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Maximum 98.85%
Median 0%
Minimum 0%
World 15.04%

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.

Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of generation
Observation period
1990–2024
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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