Coal share of electricity in Central America in 2021 — 5.33%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.04 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.33 | +0.05 pp |
| 2020 | 5.28 | −2.47 pp |
| 2019 | 7.75 | −0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 7.76 | −1.37 pp |
| 2017 | 9.13 | −1.31 pp |
| 2016 | 10.44 | +0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 10.43 | −0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 10.53 | +0.47 pp |
| 2013 | 10.05 | −0.17 pp |
| 2012 | 10.22 | +0.03 pp |
| 2011 | 10.19 | −0.32 pp |
| 2010 | 10.51 | +0.75 pp |
| 2009 | 9.76 | +2.53 pp |
| 2008 | 7.23 | −3.51 pp |
| 2007 | 10.74 | −0.38 pp |
| 2006 | 11.12 | −0.66 pp |
| 2005 | 11.78 | +2.67 pp |
| 2004 | 9.11 | −2.57 pp |
| 2003 | 11.68 | +0.84 pp |
| 2002 | 10.84 | +0.96 pp |
| 2001 | 9.88 | +1.51 pp |
| 2000 | 8.37 | — |
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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