Coal share of electricity — all countries

Coal share of electricity — Northern Africa

Coal share of electricity in Northern Africa in 2021 — 6.68%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.05 pp.

2021 6.68% −0.17 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 7.88%2001
Period minimum 3.6%2013

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Coal share of electricity — Northern Africa, 2000–20212468200020032006200920122015201820212000: 6.63%2001: 7.88%2002: 7.07%2003: 6.74%2004: 6.78%2005: 6.28%2006: 5.97%2007: 5.43%2008: 4.74%2009: 4.26%2010: 3.9%2011: 4.07%2012: 3.69%2013: 3.6%2014: 4.56%2015: 4.68%2016: 4.59%2017: 4.55%2018: 5.37%2019: 6.6%2020: 6.85%2021: 6.68%
Change over the period: +0.05 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Northern Africa 6.68%
World 35.99%
Coal share of electricity — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 6.68 −0.17 pp
2020 6.85 +0.25 pp
2019 6.6 +1.23 pp
2018 5.37 +0.81 pp
2017 4.55 −0.03 pp
2016 4.59 −0.09 pp
2015 4.68 +0.12 pp
2014 4.56 +0.95 pp
2013 3.6 −0.08 pp
2012 3.69 −0.38 pp
2011 4.07 +0.17 pp
2010 3.9 −0.36 pp
2009 4.26 −0.48 pp
2008 4.74 −0.7 pp
2007 5.43 −0.54 pp
2006 5.97 −0.3 pp
2005 6.28 −0.5 pp
2004 6.78 +0.04 pp
2003 6.74 −0.33 pp
2002 7.07 −0.81 pp
2001 7.88 +1.25 pp
2000 6.63

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.