Coal share of electricity — all countries

Coal share of electricity — Pakistan

Coal share of electricity in Pakistan in 2023 — 12.78%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 12.68 pp.

2023 12.78% −0.65 pp vs 2022
World rank 42of 87
Period maximum 19.47%2020
Period minimum 0.06%2012

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Coal share of electricity — Pakistan, 1990–2023051015201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.1%1991: 0.07%1992: 0.09%1993: 0.09%1994: 0.07%1995: 0.77%1996: 0.63%1997: 0.65%1998: 0.77%1999: 0.62%2000: 0.35%2001: 0.39%2002: 0.31%2003: 0.24%2004: 0.2%2005: 0.14%2006: 0.14%2007: 0.14%2008: 0.12%2009: 0.12%2010: 0.09%2011: 0.1%2012: 0.06%2013: 0.15%2014: 0.14%2015: 0.13%2016: 0.51%2017: 8.31%2018: 12.27%2019: 19.34%2020: 19.47%2021: 16.21%2022: 13.43%2023: 12.78%
Change over the period: +12.68 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 12.78%
World 35.52%
South Asia 70.62%
Coal share of electricity — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.78 −0.65 pp
2022 13.43 −2.78 pp
2021 16.21 −3.26 pp
2020 19.47 +0.13 pp
2019 19.34 +7.07 pp
2018 12.27 +3.96 pp
2017 8.31 +7.8 pp
2016 0.51 +0.37 pp
2015 0.13 −0 pp
2014 0.14 −0.02 pp
2013 0.15 +0.09 pp
2012 0.06 −0.04 pp
2011 0.1 +0.01 pp
2010 0.09 −0.03 pp
2009 0.12 −0 pp
2008 0.12 −0.02 pp
2007 0.14 +0 pp
2006 0.14 +0 pp
2005 0.14 −0.07 pp
2004 0.2 −0.04 pp
2003 0.24 −0.06 pp
2002 0.31 −0.09 pp
2001 0.39 +0.04 pp
2000 0.35 −0.27 pp
1999 0.62 −0.14 pp
1998 0.77 +0.11 pp
1997 0.65 +0.02 pp
1996 0.63 −0.14 pp
1995 0.77 +0.7 pp
1994 0.07 −0.01 pp
1993 0.09 −0 pp
1992 0.09 +0.02 pp
1991 0.07 −0.04 pp
1990 0.1

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.