Coal share of electricity in South America in 2021 — 4.7%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.33 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.7 | +0.04 pp |
| 2020 | 4.66 | −0.27 pp |
| 2019 | 4.94 | +0.12 pp |
| 2018 | 4.82 | −0.12 pp |
| 2017 | 4.94 | −0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 5.54 | −0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 5.57 | +0.22 pp |
| 2014 | 5.35 | +0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 5.35 | +1.11 pp |
| 2012 | 4.24 | +0.59 pp |
| 2011 | 3.64 | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.54 | +0.18 pp |
| 2009 | 3.37 | −0.09 pp |
| 2008 | 3.46 | +0.18 pp |
| 2007 | 3.28 | +0.17 pp |
| 2006 | 3.11 | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 2.81 | −0.05 pp |
| 2004 | 2.86 | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 2.46 | −0.07 pp |
| 2002 | 2.53 | −0.34 pp |
| 2001 | 2.87 | −0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 3.37 | — |
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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