Coal share of electricity in Denmark in 2024 — 4.96%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 33. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 85.72 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.96 | −2.53 pp |
| 2023 | 7.49 | −5.12 pp |
| 2022 | 12.61 | −0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 13.21 | +2.55 pp |
| 2020 | 10.66 | −0.56 pp |
| 2019 | 11.22 | −10.42 pp |
| 2018 | 21.63 | +1.63 pp |
| 2017 | 20 | −9.03 pp |
| 2016 | 29.03 | +4.46 pp |
| 2015 | 24.56 | −9.81 pp |
| 2014 | 34.38 | −6.76 pp |
| 2013 | 41.14 | +6.81 pp |
| 2012 | 34.33 | −5.34 pp |
| 2011 | 39.67 | −4.09 pp |
| 2010 | 43.76 | −4.85 pp |
| 2009 | 48.61 | +0.92 pp |
| 2008 | 47.69 | −2.9 pp |
| 2007 | 50.59 | −3.27 pp |
| 2006 | 53.86 | +11.2 pp |
| 2005 | 42.66 | −3.52 pp |
| 2004 | 46.19 | −8.61 pp |
| 2003 | 54.79 | +8.32 pp |
| 2002 | 46.47 | −0.76 pp |
| 2001 | 47.23 | +0.98 pp |
| 2000 | 46.25 | −5.35 pp |
| 1999 | 51.6 | −5.94 pp |
| 1998 | 57.53 | −7.36 pp |
| 1997 | 64.89 | −9.14 pp |
| 1996 | 74.03 | −0.39 pp |
| 1995 | 74.42 | −7.62 pp |
| 1994 | 82.04 | −4.28 pp |
| 1993 | 86.32 | −1.38 pp |
| 1992 | 87.7 | −3.82 pp |
| 1991 | 91.52 | +0.85 pp |
| 1990 | 90.67 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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