Coal share of electricity in Northern Europe in 2021 — 3.17%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 17.52 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.17 | +0.61 pp |
| 2020 | 2.56 | −1.01 pp |
| 2019 | 3.57 | −2.6 pp |
| 2018 | 6.16 | −0.75 pp |
| 2017 | 6.91 | −1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 8.51 | −5.1 pp |
| 2015 | 13.62 | −4.31 pp |
| 2014 | 17.92 | −4.09 pp |
| 2013 | 22.02 | +0.13 pp |
| 2012 | 21.89 | +2.54 pp |
| 2011 | 19.35 | −0.45 pp |
| 2010 | 19.8 | +1.13 pp |
| 2009 | 18.67 | −1.76 pp |
| 2008 | 20.42 | −2.51 pp |
| 2007 | 22.94 | −2.57 pp |
| 2006 | 25.51 | +4.27 pp |
| 2005 | 21.24 | −1.77 pp |
| 2004 | 23 | −2.61 pp |
| 2003 | 25.61 | +3.71 pp |
| 2002 | 21.91 | −0.55 pp |
| 2001 | 22.46 | +1.76 pp |
| 2000 | 20.7 | — |
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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