Coal share of electricity in high-income countries in 2021 — 18.93%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 17.23 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18.93 | +1.12 pp |
| 2020 | 17.81 | −2.87 pp |
| 2019 | 20.68 | −2.73 pp |
| 2018 | 23.41 | −1.29 pp |
| 2017 | 24.7 | −0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 25.1 | −1.81 pp |
| 2015 | 26.9 | −2.11 pp |
| 2014 | 29.01 | −0.66 pp |
| 2013 | 29.67 | +0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 29.51 | −1.08 pp |
| 2011 | 30.6 | −0.87 pp |
| 2010 | 31.46 | −0.25 pp |
| 2009 | 31.72 | −1.83 pp |
| 2008 | 33.54 | −0.61 pp |
| 2007 | 34.16 | −0.32 pp |
| 2006 | 34.47 | −0.28 pp |
| 2005 | 34.75 | −0.35 pp |
| 2004 | 35.1 | −0.97 pp |
| 2003 | 36.07 | +0.65 pp |
| 2002 | 35.42 | −0.18 pp |
| 2001 | 35.6 | −0.56 pp |
| 2000 | 36.16 | — |
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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