Coal share of electricity in India in 2023 — 74.43%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.08 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74.43 | +2.69 pp |
| 2022 | 71.74 | +0.25 pp |
| 2021 | 71.49 | +0.12 pp |
| 2020 | 71.36 | −1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 72.86 | −2.13 pp |
| 2018 | 74.99 | +0.13 pp |
| 2017 | 74.86 | −0.62 pp |
| 2016 | 75.48 | −0.53 pp |
| 2015 | 76.01 | +1.22 pp |
| 2014 | 74.79 | +1.75 pp |
| 2013 | 73.05 | +0.86 pp |
| 2012 | 72.18 | +4.45 pp |
| 2011 | 67.73 | +0.06 pp |
| 2010 | 67.67 | +0.41 pp |
| 2009 | 67.26 | −1.04 pp |
| 2008 | 68.3 | +2.53 pp |
| 2007 | 65.77 | −1.27 pp |
| 2006 | 67.04 | −0.23 pp |
| 2005 | 67.27 | −0.85 pp |
| 2004 | 68.12 | −0.32 pp |
| 2003 | 68.44 | −1.77 pp |
| 2002 | 70.21 | +0.32 pp |
| 2001 | 69.89 | +1 pp |
| 2000 | 68.89 | +1.19 pp |
| 1999 | 67.7 | +0.45 pp |
| 1998 | 67.25 | −2.17 pp |
| 1997 | 69.42 | −1.48 pp |
| 1996 | 70.9 | +0.64 pp |
| 1995 | 70.26 | +2.25 pp |
| 1994 | 68.01 | −2.29 pp |
| 1993 | 70.3 | +2.08 pp |
| 1992 | 68.22 | +1.15 pp |
| 1991 | 67.07 | +1.72 pp |
| 1990 | 65.34 | — |
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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