Coal share of electricity in Eastern Africa in 2021 — 6.22%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.39 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.22 | −0.29 pp |
| 2020 | 6.51 | −1.36 pp |
| 2019 | 7.87 | −0.91 pp |
| 2018 | 8.78 | +1.15 pp |
| 2017 | 7.63 | +0.12 pp |
| 2016 | 7.51 | −0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 7.55 | −0.17 pp |
| 2014 | 7.72 | −0.47 pp |
| 2013 | 8.19 | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 7.29 | −0.19 pp |
| 2011 | 7.48 | +1.45 pp |
| 2010 | 6.03 | +1.31 pp |
| 2009 | 4.72 | −0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 5.33 | −0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 5.62 | −0.54 pp |
| 2006 | 6.16 | −3.44 pp |
| 2005 | 9.61 | −0.06 pp |
| 2004 | 9.67 | +0.9 pp |
| 2003 | 8.77 | −2.81 pp |
| 2002 | 11.58 | −0.85 pp |
| 2001 | 12.43 | +1.82 pp |
| 2000 | 10.61 | — |
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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