Coal share of electricity in Japan in 2024 — 30.07%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 33. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 15.75 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.07 | +1.76 pp |
| 2023 | 28.31 | −1.97 pp |
| 2022 | 30.28 | −0.33 pp |
| 2021 | 30.61 | +0.04 pp |
| 2020 | 30.57 | −0.88 pp |
| 2019 | 31.45 | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 31.15 | −1.14 pp |
| 2017 | 32.28 | +0.04 pp |
| 2016 | 32.25 | −1.12 pp |
| 2015 | 33.37 | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 32.67 | +0.62 pp |
| 2013 | 32.05 | +1.93 pp |
| 2012 | 30.12 | +2.86 pp |
| 2011 | 27.25 | +0.16 pp |
| 2010 | 27.09 | +0.03 pp |
| 2009 | 27.06 | +0.03 pp |
| 2008 | 27.03 | +0.28 pp |
| 2007 | 26.75 | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 26.15 | −0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 27.05 | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 26.34 | +0.09 pp |
| 2003 | 26.26 | +1.71 pp |
| 2002 | 24.54 | +1.31 pp |
| 2001 | 23.23 | +1.86 pp |
| 2000 | 21.37 | +1.48 pp |
| 1999 | 19.89 | +1.57 pp |
| 1998 | 18.32 | −0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 18.72 | +0.65 pp |
| 1996 | 18.07 | +0.59 pp |
| 1995 | 17.48 | +0.76 pp |
| 1994 | 16.72 | +0.49 pp |
| 1993 | 16.23 | +0.82 pp |
| 1992 | 15.42 | +0.72 pp |
| 1991 | 14.7 | +0.37 pp |
| 1990 | 14.32 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Japan
30.07
South Korea
32.6
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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