Coal share of electricity in Mercosur in 2021 — 3.06%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.56 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mercosur
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.06 | +0.76 pp |
| 2020 | 2.3 | −0.36 pp |
| 2019 | 2.66 | −0.04 pp |
| 2018 | 2.71 | −0.28 pp |
| 2017 | 2.98 | −0.39 pp |
| 2016 | 3.37 | −0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.67 | +0.05 pp |
| 2014 | 3.62 | +0.57 pp |
| 2013 | 3.05 | +0.82 pp |
| 2012 | 2.23 | +0.12 pp |
| 2011 | 2.11 | +0.16 pp |
| 2010 | 1.95 | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.85 | −0.41 pp |
| 2008 | 2.26 | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 1.96 | −0.14 pp |
| 2006 | 2.1 | −0.13 pp |
| 2005 | 2.23 | +0.03 pp |
| 2004 | 2.2 | +0.31 pp |
| 2003 | 1.89 | −0.13 pp |
| 2002 | 2.02 | −0.55 pp |
| 2001 | 2.57 | +0.07 pp |
| 2000 | 2.5 | — |
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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